Speculation is rife about an apparent upheaval in the upper echelons of the National Gallery's ranks as deputy director and chief curator David Franklin has quietly gone on indefinite leave.

Gallery spokesperson Joanne Charette said only that “Dr. Franklin is currently on leave” and that she was unaware of any timetable for his return.

But one former Gallery employee said “on leave” is “terminology they use a lot for people who do not come back,” and that he is widely presumed to have left the Gallery permanently.
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