Very cool. Glad they recovered the artworks, even if the thieves skate. Art theft is the only form of theft I’d be willing to consider the death penalty for - it’s not just theft, it’s cultural homicide.
I wonder if he would rather be remembered for something besides “resistance to sitting for portraits”?
The one on the left—isn’t that Mark Steyn? ;-)
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