Culprit of Boughton Van Dyck Theft Exposed
March 17 2025
Picture: The Guardian
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Guardian have run a very interesting story regarding the theft of this Van Dyck grisaille from Boughton House in 1951. The piece focuses on research by Dr Meredith Hale which is going to feature with the newly revamped online edition of The British Art Journal (a cause for celebration in itself). It transpires the small panel was pinched by LGG Ramsey, the then editor of The Connoisseur, who managed to offload the picture onto the art market before it was eventually acquired by a museum in the US. Click on the link to read the full story!
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