Liotard painting returns to Netherlands after centuries in England

British government grants export licence for work by Jean-Étienne Liotard, bought by Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum for £4.4mA picture of a tranquil young Dutchwoman pouring her morning cup of coffee is returning to the Netherlands after spending centuries in an English collection.A Dutch Girl at Breakfast, painted by the Swiss artist Jean-Étienne Liotard in 1756, has been acquired by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Related: Jean-Etienne Liotard review – a joyous time mach