£1,500,000 Art Robbery on Dulwich Gallery The World's Biggest - Ever Picture Haul: The World's biggest art robbery was made by a gang who snatched painting were stolen which included the gallery's thee famous Rembrandts - "Girl at a Window". "Portrait of Titus" and "Portrait of Jacob De Geyne", also known as "Portrait of a Young Man". Three of the other paintings were by Rubens. The raiders broke in during the early hours this morning by removing a panel of an early hours this morning by removing a panel of an unused door and by-passing the gallery's electric burglar alarm system. Scotland Yard launched a country-wide hunt for the art gang. Photo shows Dept Supt. Charles Herwitt gives an on-the-spot press conference about the robbery to journalists.
Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.
Photo is dated 12-12-1966.
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