A GALLERY portrait from the 17th century has given visitors a tickle – by appearing to show proof of time travel. Eagle-eyed visitors at the National Gallery clocked an iconic brand’s logo in the almost 400-year-old painting. HandoutThis 17th Century portrait has sparked suggestions of time travel[/caption] The portrait, by Dutch Master Ferdinand Bol, depicts a solemn-looking eight-year-old boy holding a goblet. But upon closer inspection, an apparent Nike tick can be spotted on the youngster’s boots. The painting, thought to be drawn in the 1650s, predates US brand Nike by about three centuries. Mum Fiona Foskett, 57, spotted the continuity error whilst visiting the London museum with daughter Holly, 23. The mum-of-one, from the Isle of Wight, told The Sun: “I was looking at the painting and the trainers really stuck out to me. “I said to my daughter, ‘Hold on, is he wearing a pair of Nike trainers?’ “It had us in fits of laughter – he’s certainly a trendy-looking youngster. “Looking at the age, he must have got his hands on the first pair of Nike trainers ever made. Or is he actually a time traveller?” The boy in the picture is believed to be Frederick Sluysken…
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People are convinced they’ve found PROOF of time-travel after spotting detail in 400-year-old painting – can you see it?