Two Laughing Boys…

…the masterwork by 17th Century Dutch golden age artist Frans Hals has  been stolen  from the  Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden museum in Leerdam for the third time.   It was previously stolen from the same museum in 2011 and 1988, being recovered after six months and three years, respectively.

Dutch art detective Arthur Brand  is on the hunt,  but three thefts from the same place strikes me as rather suspicious   I trust Mr. Brand will discover it quickly and return it,  but in the meantime,  someone should find out why it appears to be relatively easy to steal from this museum,.