Kempton Bunton
British art thief (1904–1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kempton Cannon Bunton (14 June 1904[1]–April 1976[2]) was a disabled British pensioner[not verified in body] and unemployed bus driver who confessed to stealing Francisco Goya's painting Portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London in 1961.[4][3][5] The theft of the painting was the subject of the October 2015 BBC Radio 4 drama Kempton and the Duke,[6] and the 2020 film The Duke.[7]
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Kempton Bunton | |
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Born | 14 June 1904[1] Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England[1] |
Died | April 1976[2] Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England[3] |
Spouse | Dorothy Bunton (née Donnelly)[2] |
Children | five (incl. sons John and Kenneth)[1][3] |
Criminal charge | offence contrary to section 2 of the Larceny Act 1916 [unlawfully taking property of the Trustees of the National Gallery by stealing the frame of the portrait of the Duke of Wellington][1][3] |
Penalty | 3 mos. imprisonment[3] |
Imprisoned at | H.M. Prison Ford[1] |
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A National Archives file released in 2012 revealed Bunton's son John had confessed to the theft in 1969.[8]