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Kempton Bunton (14 June 1904–April 1976) was an English man who confessed to taking Francisco Goya's painting Portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London in 1961. [3] [2] [4] The story of Bunton and the painting was the subject of the October 2015 BBC Radio 4 drama Kempton and the Duke, and the 2020 film The Duke.
He was arrested during another theft at the age of 73, having scaled a 50-foot (15 m) tall building. [2] At the age of 76 he was caught shoplifting a piece of bone china from Harvey Nichols and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. [1] His last crime was an attempted theft from an art gallery, during which he slipped and fell, when aged 81 ...
The painting was probably made from life, at sittings in Madrid, and painted in oils on a mahogany panel.Although a successful general, the Wellington depicted by Goya is tired from the long campaigning, having won a victory at the Battle of Salamanca on 22 July 1812 before triumphantly entering Madrid on 12 August 1812.
Portrait of the Duke of Wellington may refer to: Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, a painting by Francisco de Goya; Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence; Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, a painting by Thomas Phillips
Stolen in broad daylight by Paul Hogan and Bill Fogarty to highlight Ireland's claim to the Hugh Lane bequest of 39 important works of art. The painting was returned anonymously several days later via the Irish Embassy. [39] £7m today Portrait of the Duke of Wellington by Francisco Goya: 21 August 1961: July 1965: National Gallery, London
Portrait of the Duke of Wellington is a portrait painting by the English artist Thomas Lawrence of the Anglo-Irish soldier and politician the Duke of Wellington.It was begun in early 1815 following Wellington's success in the Peninsular War and shortly before his victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo and the subsequent allied occupation of France under Wellington's command. [1]
A historic English painting stolen by New Jersey mobsters more than 50 years ago has been returned to its owner after a two-year FBI investigation. 'Priceless' 18th-century painting returned after ...
This category is for well-known works of art which have been considered stolen (or articles about their theft) and are either missing or have been recovered. Cases of national dispute of ownership should not go in this category, even though in some cases they are considered art theft .