A 'priceless' 18th-century British painting that was stolen by mobsters in was found in by the and returned to a family after 54 years. The painting, titled 'The School Mistress' was created by John Opie, an English historical and portrait painter in 1784. It was purchased in the 1930s by Dr. Earl Leroy Wood for $7,500, but was later stolen from his home in Newark, New Jersey in July 1969 by three convicted mobsters.
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