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Dutch masterpiece ‘Two Laughing Boys’ stolen for third time – Al Jazeera English
Thieves once again steal 17th-century painting by Dutch master Frans Hals from museum near Utrecht.
Thieves have stolen the painting Two Laughing Boys by Dutch golden age artist Frans Hals from a museum in the Netherlands, police said, the third time it has been taken.
The artwork, valued at $18m by one expert and dating from 1626, was taken from the Hofje van Aerden Museum near the city of Utrecht before dawn on Thursday, with thieves breaking into the building from the back door.
The painting, featuring two laughing boys with a mug of beer, was previously stolen from the same museum in 201…
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