Art forgery

Shaun Greenhalgh jailed in family art-forgery scheme

Bolton, United Kingdom · Source report date:

The fake Amarna Princess. Photograph: Geni / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Resized, uncropped.
The fake Amarna Princess. Photograph: Geni / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Resized, uncropped. Image source ↗
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Shaun Greenhalgh received four years and eight months in prison, while his mother received a suspended sentence. The forgeries included the Amarna Princess sold to Bolton Museum. His father’s sentencing was deferred for a medical report at publication.

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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