| Show RESCUE ot f AN N OLD MASTER The First Bonafide Reproduction Of 01 the Famous Famo s Stolen Picture THE TUE AUTHENTIC DETAILS low How An 11 American the Great Grent Painting After Afler Jinny Long Jong Years Spain March S A Thanks to Budgett Meakin who received it from in Morocco I am am ablo able to send onU herewith tho the first t reproduction that han hali ha haet jet et been mado made ot of the remarkable punch panel painting by which was Wa re TO tully recovered from tho the Moorish brigand by Patrick the fatuous Irl sport spert who created a Q sensation atlon a few fuw years yeara ugo ego by to the tho another fa ta famous t work of art urt tho the t of at Devonshire by Gains Gainsborough On Gainsborough In borough which was lIIS stolen nearly hourly 30 O Oeal tura eal ago The of ot tho the painting 1 here sent was ivan made ut ot which Is b oui on village at nt Shee She Jj drs order by hy uri un amateur photographer was forwarded to Mea llou kill klu who as perhaps tho thu thi liv authority on Morocco has bus been In III re on business connect connected ed with tho the international conference here It was WIS In tact fact by means of ot a II sent to London by b Mr III Meakin that the firt t Inkling of ut Grange quest In III northern Africa ArIca and his hili eventual bargain With ith reached the public but beyond tho the net fact that tha t u a b by Correggia md had been heen re by tie the American sport au an authoritative hll have va yet jet et to tn be given Tho Th following account however can Call be depended upon as us In every rc p ct AN 4 ANCIENT T PAINTING Curtain Curious enough It was tho tame famo which he gained ns the of the miss missIng leg Ing which detectives on both buIll sides Ides ot of the tho Atlantic had bath hu failed to lorah which led to being belli told t About the tho ancient panel painting by jS ot of 1 hi h Iq him Jiu JUHt L Nl A foreign tortIn resident In he this sent t word to that thit ull held an ancient European painting pointing on wood which the tho brigand thief Chief ho bo toed to possess same incredible value so to Morocco from ruin Nice came caine the Am Alii of ot the Gainsborough to ascertain tho the truth about the thc new No o 0 ono one needs to bo reminded d of at e that It was the notorious who lio ho ventured to capture Mr Ir sad and nd other foreigners on tho the outskirts ou lit f t Tangier and to hold them to ransom Jn tea J of ot being swept away n a when once his ht hI preposterous terms had been beell framed was perforce rued I as III a governor up to tho the very vcr walls m ot f t or over OWr tho the district he had successfully tully fully raided and anil there this In personality erstwhile cattle litter liner and highwayman and sM ni partner of ot u a 1 previous governor of ot rules rilles and snaps his fuger at treaty rights of ot foreigners He Ho as open to deal however with tho the In Nazarene who would pay ItY for tor or the board ho he had Inherited from his Abdallah along with a II great idea as to Its Ils value Valtie And An at lit last the HJ two amo to tho thin irice HieD paid to hy by JB Ila has been kept a the Iho Amen Ameil t Tan ran n took tool the tho away with mm ilni after having twice packed up imp and prePared to leave In dis dl wit guit at nt the tho extravagant upon n fh the tho brigand Insisted the mine to at ut least a n century ago and auth much earlIer than that as part of ot pirate film to plunder from Spain or from merchant essel c carrying currying It through the Straits and It Is I not hot by any means meAn the object dart to have hll e been ben recovered In Morocco whore where many excellent excell specimens specimen of ot il craft found WilY In tho the days du of lit the tho Saul HAD Before Detore consenting to rent rait ut at nil all had the accompanying photo photograph graph of ot tho the picture taken aid this alono to show Us Is value lIlue Tim The subject Is tho the Infant flint Christ t In III the virgin mothers moth hier r amis ii ii ir a n mar marriage riago ring on the linger finger of ot Ht it Cath Catherine erine us liS a LI reward for tor has having Ing letu many noble in that sho she might remain devoted to her hor Master The central portion will bo ho seen to tu be beIn beIn beIn In perfect preservation the tints being still vivid hut but the edges elges lire are bad had badly badly ly Iy worn and cracked and the thick panel about thirty Inches by b on which it Is hi painted Is much bent and will require long and careful soaking perhaps for to it to the lint Hat without Injuring injuring ing hIlt tho the picture It U Is now In Paris fur for this purpose Although It U h tint not yet et ct been decided finally this Is III I probably one uno of or the thit paintings made by b the great Italian muster unit stem tel of f the till century from toni Im ma to his na nut native tive which ho tin takes his hits It Is from this that his works tire are dated them tho Jupiter and of ot tile the Louvre The Tho Education of lit Cupid Guld of ot the tho National gallery guller London r and anti tile the Leda Ieda of ot the tie Berlin museum It Is Isn Isa isa a n fact however that many of the more serious lt works ot of who died In his fortieth year yeni were painted when hen he had bud barely attained his majority por haps hups the most t striking example being his altar piece for tho tue Franciscan con COIl convent vent which was executed early earl In lIi Meanwhile time the story of ot this thin master masterpiece piece piccO win will sot net et every epry ono one thinking of ot connection with th affair of the tho etolen and as liS tho the li lii that case aM have havo become mOre moie or III nebulous In tho the public mind It may flay bo lie worth while to I ul them In hi icily felly PiCture Ph turo lovers loer wilt 1111 remember that the thue celebrated painting ot of the Duchess of ot otI I was Willi bought by b Ag tg Agnews news ne ut at Christies auction looms In Pall Mall Mali In 1576 Tho The paint painting Int InK bug had a n great deal of ot atten attention than tion and thin tho bidding by b several nil wealthy purchasers WOK was keen Ileen Finally amid great excitement Ag Agnews news one of ot the largest picture deal dealers dealers dealers ers In III 1 the work of or art tit at II t the tho I enormous figure re of ot Naturally the thc record price was sas ad ud advertised all over oer the world und anti this notoriety attracted the attention of ot a aRang l Rang gang of ot clever crooks led Ic by Adam Worth Henry thou then operating In London Worth hid bid 11 come conic cometo to Europe from America for tor the tho pur purpose purpose pose po e of or looting some Home of ot the art treas of ot the tho um eum but thud find findIng hug Ing them th too tOil closely guarded he hits liln attention to Agnews Ills results were vero most fluent successful DY B THEFT FT One morning London was by h thu tho that the famous painting hUll haa been cut bodily from Its frame framo In Ag 11 neww gallery in Bond Hond street Certain building alterations w IO being helm con can conducted dueled ducted at the gallery and anti tho the thief who had studied his hla plans piatis carefully knew every over Inch of or the ground In cutting the painting from tram the flame however Il Ioor the tho knife broke cuff ott ottIn In lii tho the heavy canvas call and auth a I portion of ot tIlt thu blade blu o dropped down behind the this pie pic picture hire ture the canvas being belli slightly torn In lii tile one place It Wits was through this rent that Agnews was afterward able ablo to identity Identify the tha painting when negotiations were vere being made for tor Its restoration For morn more thun thull years cars the exact manner milliner In which tho the paintIng hall had been beell stolen remained a 1 profound mystery lIster baffling the tho police of at the ci cl civilized civilized world It was as then that Adam Worth through the tho influence of ot Pat int came In lit touch with the thc Pin and und on being bl ln given a II guar guarantee antee of ot safety told his story confession revealed ono one of ot the most remarkable stories ever tout told toutIn In criminal annals Ho had lund begun life lite us as a It tramp trump and sneak thief and when about forty years old lint had risen to the leadership of at the time greatest crool a aIn In lit tho the world In tho palmy days he was occupying a II splendid house haue In Lon London london don to which some of tho thin best sporting men of ot the th day clay resorted Ho lie was vas known merely merel ns as a 1 wealthy wealth American living In III England to spend his surplus lie He hail had a lute line steam yacht which was wall wont to cruise In tho tim and he mingled In the tho richest society L r t I I I I I 4 k II I I I which from time to time I was victim victimized I lied by his hl accomplices though Worth himself took hittie part In these man maneuvers vent Worth hind hall become looked upon h confreres res an Uli tho thin t man luau In to tho the business mie S and Ill all Ii II thi hut efforts erfortH of ot a t the th t ito po police police police lice forces of lit England I 11 hll III France I and amid America failed to connect him him with tomo of lit the most known In lii history lIe of or orthe the tho largest banks In lii American A III 0 many mall hault ii atil b In III England I a gland and hla Ii is pi Ices nil all over Europe tho the police poll co by h theIr gigantic sell The theft of oC tho the hug elicited the of ot a II reward of oC by b Adieus but hut tho the rooks crooks do de demanded mantled which was WAil refused In Inthe Ii 11 the tim o lining hittl mug of ot u a 1 metal I trunk tm uk the canvas was Willi taken to t tI I k o i y 9 I h f ht r I pc I u o oh I H I I I t I I I i I h I I ITIlE TIlE THE AND MOORISH BIGAN Worth even concealing the tho fact of Il being In iii his hits from his hili most trusted dusted pals palM Ono Omie of ot thelle hu hio sos sus suspected peeled him of or having It arranged on one occasion a ft 1 police trap trait but tho the only oaly result was as that Worth learned of at thelt thel plans mill and gave Iao hits hili a thorough thrashing Afterward Worth orth visited letris and it ii I South Soil i Ii Africa A rica amid for tor moro more than 23 25 2 years earl nothing heard hard ot of the painting Various negotiations thins fur for Its Is It failed fear that thit the giving up 1111 of II the property would lead to th thc conviction of ot tho thief Sir HII George Agnews law Ol was Wall ts approached xi on un OliO onn occasion but as ris the reward originally offered would not ant be III raised ra td and antI would woul not hot undertake to tn guarantee tho thit th safety t of the thief these plans fell through Tile The io est o t of or the tue painting hll hin practical practically ly iy I amounted to o Into Inlo 25 2 years Interest at lit B It Per pur Percent cent on elm the original purchase price itrice Ice Time The concealment of ut this painting for fur furR forit H R quarter of ut u ii I MOH WaH almost ns ilK famous s an nn ri n accomplishment no as 1 the tIm e original inal theft thet Worth Wurth during dining this wims n I a it robber rohber forger torger amid general even successfully punning tIle the theft of or a II million null ion dollars worth hi of o f diamond I from the thue De lie Deem of South Houth Africa He lii Hewis H was wis III In touch with gangs of ot crooks Ill all Eurol node nono of whom over ever succeeded In lii obtaining any nil nhi Information mation from rori him though numerous tit fit to blackmill to t o painting out of him Ii were ero made e Only Oil ly once during do rhum g his hui hl career of ot crime crimp did he lie timid find himself In Iii and tills owing to a 1 piece of if on tin time tha part of or an nc com ph I Cl cc Finally after looting about a IL conservative estimate l from the public in the th face fare nf ot every overy police 1011 co anti and other precaution Worth fell tell upon evil evilda da days s anti and DIll I was reduced to poverty It H was 1118 at mit this time limo that he lie camo came In lit con contact contact tact tart with sIth who hio brought rought his tile diRt case caseto I Ito to time the attention of ot Hobert A knew that Woith was wan the theman theman theman man who hind had stolen the borough finally filially lly after atter giving the thief thle guarantees of ot safety wore were ere I up with Moreland who made n a special trip to America ant and n nil as the tho result of ot the meeting with Pinker Pinkerton ton tOil ram hack baCk to Europe w with Ith tho the plc pic picture turo ture In hiu his By liy qt ft ho the rent in tho the canvas lie was able ablo to tot It at t tIme the Into It its Ita original i frame and nil II the tile again found I Us its WRY my tho tim public nubile It Jl was 1111 fin On finally OnI ally cm purchased by h 1 J Morgan t organ an anfor for und IH Is now ut at hili bitt nit alt gal 1111 I km ice 13 Princes Gate Clate London |
