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 ...
How this nearly 400-year-old stolen masterwork ended up in the University of Toronto’s art collection
The Anthony van Dyck painting’s journey after its theft in 1951 “involves some of the most prominent members of the art ...
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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 ...
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 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 ...
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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 ...