Goya’s archive brings together the recovery of Children with a Cart and a historical account of the Wellington portrait theft based on released records. The retrospective is historical reporting, while the recovery release concerns a different work and a different incident.
4 reports · Source dates: 20 Nov 2006 — 24 Sept 2026
Each entry reflects its source on the stated date. A historical theft report does not mean a work remains missing. Attributions, allegations and decisions remain distinct; this dossier does not authenticate artworks.
Spain’s culture ministry denied an export licence for a painting of the Eucharistic miracle of Saint Paschal Baylon, saying it might be an unknown Goya. The Prado confirmed plans to include the painting in a 2028 exhibition and said further study could confirm or revise the attribution.
Police in Valencia seized 27 paintings offered online for a combined €1.2 million. Investigators identified 18 as forgeries in an operation involving works falsely attributed to Francisco de Goya and other artists.
On 19 August 2021, ITV reported that the National Gallery had released ransom notes and notices concerning the 1961 theft of Francisco Goya’s The Duke of Wellington. The painting was returned in 1965 and was back on museum display. This is historical coverage accompanying an archive release, not a new theft. Cross-checked with the National Gallery.
The museums confirmed recovery after theft in transit to an exhibition. The FBI reported no apparent damage.
