Mysterious heist of famous portrait solved 70 years later — and it was all for curtains
The painting’s disappearance from its UK estate wasn’t noticed until six years later when a duchess saw it on display at a ...
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Mystery of Stolen Van Dyck Sketch Solved After 70 Years
Using archives, letters, and auction records, an art historian has uncovered who stole a Van Dyck from an English country ...
How an art historian solved the 70-year-mystery behind the theft of a famed portrait
Artwork by renowned Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck was stolen from a stately home 70 years ago – because the thief wanted ...
University scholar solves portrait theft mystery
An Exeter University art historian has solved the 70-year mystery over the theft of an original oil sketch, by Flemish ...
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Mysterious heist of famous portrait solved 70 years later — and it was all for curtains
The oil sketch “Portrait of Wolfgang Wilhelm of Pfalz-Neuburg” by Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck was stolen in 1951 from Boughton House. Anthony van Dyck's "Portrait of Wolfgang Wilhelm of ...
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Mysterious heist of famous portrait solved 70 years later — and the motive was curtains
The oil sketch “Portrait of Wolfgang Wilhelm of Pfalz-Neuburg” by Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck was stolen in 1951 from Boughton House. Anthony van Dyck's "Portrait of Wolfgang Wilhelm of ...