Article 6J882 Family reunited with John Opie painting stolen by New Jersey mob 54 years ago

Family reunited with John Opie painting stolen by New Jersey mob 54 years ago

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Gloria Oladipo
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Police believe priceless' artwork The Schoolmistress was stolen by three men working for a then local city council member

A priceless 18th-century painting has been reunited with the original owner's son more than a half century after New Jersey mobsters stole it.

Dr Francis Wood inherited the painter John Opie's The Schoolmistress but had to wait 54 years to receive it after it was stolen.

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