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Northamptonshire Telegraph on MSN12d
Discover Living Heritage at Boughton House
Boughton House is excited to welcome visitors this Spring, offering a host of new and exclusive events. These include a brand ...
Miami Herald26d
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 ...
New York Post28d
How an art historian solved the 70-year-mystery behind the theft of a famed portrait
The Portrait of Wolfgang Wilhelm of Pfalz-Neuburg, part of a collection of 37 oil sketches painted in the 17th century, was stolen in 1951 from Boughton House, the home of the Duke of Buccleuch ...
BBC29d
University scholar solves portrait theft mystery
Anthony van Dyck's portrait of Wolfgang Wilhelm of Pfalz-Neuburg was originally in Boughton House, Northamptonshire An Exeter University art historian has solved the 70-year mystery over the theft ...
Ledger-Enquirer26d
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 ...