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Frans Hals’s Two Laughing Boys stolen again

Leerdam, Netherlands · Source report date:

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Frans Hals’s Two Laughing Boys with a Mug of Beer, showing the two smiling figures.
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The painting was stolen from the Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden museum in August 2020. This card records the theft as reported at publication.

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