27-08-2020 18:25 via theguardian.com

Treble Dutch: £13m old master painting stolen for a third time

Two Laughing Boys by Frans Hals seized in overnight raid at museumIt’s nothing to smile about for lovers of Dutch art. Police have reported that Two Laughing Boyswith a Mug of Beer, by the old master Frans Hals, has been stolen for a third time.The Golden Age work, painted in 1626-7, was snatched from a small museum in the town of Leerdam, near the city of Utrecht, early on Wednesday morning. Continue reading...
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