Stolen Vermeers

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Question 1

Approximately how many total verified paintings by Johannes Vermeer are known to exist in the world today, making thefts catastrophic?

Question 2

Which Vermeer masterpiece was stolen from Kenwood House in London in February 1974 by an IRA extortionist demanding prisoner transfers?

Question 3

Where was Vermeer's The Guitar Player finally recovered undamaged by Scotland Yard in May 1974 following an anonymous tip?

Question 4

Which Vermeer painting was stolen twice from Sir Alfred Beit's Russborough House in Ireland, first in 1974 and again in 1986?

Question 5

Which English society heiress and Oxford graduate turned militant IRA republican led the 1974 Russborough House art heist?

Question 6

Which charismatic Scotland Yard art detective recovered Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid in Antwerp in 1993?

Question 7

Which Vermeer masterpiece was stolen from the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels in 1971 by a thief calling himself 'Till Eulenspiegel'?

Question 8

What devastating physical damage did Vermeer's The Love Letter suffer during its 1971 theft and subsequent recovery?

Question 9

What is the only unrecovered Vermeer painting in the world today, stolen from Boston in March 1990?

Question 10

To which national museum did Sir Alfred Beit permanently donate Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid in 1987 to safeguard its public ownership?

Approximately how many total verified paintings by Johannes Vermeer are known to exist in the world today, making thefts catastrophic?