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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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70-Year-Old Mystery of Stolen Van Dyck Sketch Solved
In 1951, an original oil sketch by Anthony van Dyck disappeared from an English country estate—only to mysteriously reappear ...
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Mysterious heist of famous portrait solved 70 years later — and it was all for curtains
Anthony van Dyck's "Portrait of Wolfgang Wilhelm of Pfalz-Neuburg ... His were the first of many hands through which the painting passed over the next 73 years, research shows.
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Mysterious heist of famous portrait solved 70 years later — and the motive was curtains
Anthony van Dyck's "Portrait of Wolfgang Wilhelm of Pfalz-Neuburg ... His were the first of many hands through which the painting passed over the next 73 years, research shows.