LONDON.- In time for its 2011 Bicentenary year, Dulwich Picture Gallery announced its acquisition of the portrait of Bartholomew Beale by Sir Peter Lely. The portrait is now reunited with its counterpart, Sir Peter Lely’s A Boy as a Shepherd, one of the most popular paintings in the Gallery’s permanent collection. Bartholomew Beale was obtained with generous help from the Art Fund, the national fundraising charity for works of art; The Monument Trust; the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund; The Hamish Parker Charitable Trust; Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery; The Idlewild Trust; and other donors. The acquisition means the Gallery is now the proud owner of its fifth painting by Sir Peter Lely. Arturo & Holly Melosi Chief Curator Dr. Xavier Salomon knew of the portrait’s existence and he saw it at the London dealer