Goya’s Wellington theft revisited as archive documents are released
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.
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