Collectors of old masters have been the victims of many misattributions.

古画收藏家们都成了许多考证错误的受害人。

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An artist more mature than Hebborn might have taken these misattributions as compliments that confirmed the refinement of his technique or else interpreted them as a critique of his contemporary relevance.

FORBES: The Case Of The Art Forger Who Restored Dead Painters' Careers [Book Excerpt]