An art gallery in London has fetched heavy criticism from Nelson Mandela after launching an exhibition of prison sketches supposedly by the former South African President.

Mandela “strongly disassociates” himself from the show and says that the works have nothing to do with him.

The show, entitled 'Mandela at 91', features lithographs made in collaboration with artist Varenka Paschke featuring scenes of the notorious Robben Island jail and the cell where he spent many of his 27 years in prison during the apartheid era.

The row relates to whether or not the works on display at the gallery are official reproductions that were actually signed by Mandela.

Source: The First Post