A centuries-old portrait hanging in Britain’s National Portrait Gallery has sparked laughter and fascination among viewers online, after a TikTok clip claimed the figure bears an uncanny resemblance to Stranger Things actor Finn Wolfhard.

The video, shared on March 2 by TikTok user @mica_spamx, has been viewed more than 48,000 times, racking up over 12,000 likes with commenters flooding the post to marvel at what they saw as a near-identical match between the 23-year-old Stranger Things star and a portrait of Cesare Alessandro Scaglia from 1634, painted by the 17th century Flemish artist, Anthony van Dyck. The painting is currently on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England.

In the clip, a young woman appears visibly shocked before flipping the camera and zooming in on the painting inside the prestigious gallery. The video proceeds to show a second painting of Scaglia.

An overlaid text reads: “Guys why is Finn Wolfhard in London’s National Gallery?” While the post was captioned: “My friend pointed out that he looks just like him.”

The brief video was enough to ignite a wave of reactions from viewers on TikTok, where users expressed disbelief at the resemblance.

“Why’s that literally him I’m scared,” one viewer commented.

Another wrote: “OMG I thought this exact thing when I saw it.”

Others leaned into the humor, with comments including “bro he’s historic,” and “bye that’s terrifying.”

One viewer added: “YES I TOOK A PIC OF IT TOO,” suggesting the comparison had already struck other visitors to the gallery.

The comments section quickly became part of the appeal, with viewers riffing on the idea that Wolfhard—or a 17th-century doppelgänger—had been quietly immortalized in oil paint centuries before the actor was born.

Van Dyck’s subjects, often aristocrats or notable figures, are known for their striking, lifelike features—an artistic quality that may help explain why modern viewers are quick to spot familiar faces in his centuries-old work.

Newsweek reached out to @mica_spamx for more information via TikTok.

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