Who Was Jacob de Gheyn III and Why Do People Keep Stealing His Portrait?
Podcast |
Criminalia
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Society & Culture
True Crime
Publication Date |
Nov 15, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:24:29

“We have some bad news, sir. The Rembrandt is gone again,” the investigating officer told the gallery director at the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Rembrandt painted during the 17th century, and as part of his completed works you’ll find a portrait of a man named Jacob de Gheyn III, an engraver who commissioned the painting. The piece has since been nicknamed, the Takeaway Rembrandt, because it’s been stolen so many times – four times, so far, and from the same gallery. And here's its story.

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