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One of the three paintings stolen from Christ Church Picture Gallery during a high-profile heist in March 2020 was returned, according to a joint press conference held by the Christ Church Picture Gallery and Thames Valley Police on 19 April. 

"A Rocky Coast, With Soldiers Studying a Plan" was recovered from a man in Romania who alerted the authorities

Police are appealing for information about two other paintings stolen in the same 2020 burglary

A 17th-century painting stolen from Christ Church Picture Gallery in 2020 has been returned after being recovered in Romania.

The Baroque landscape painting was stolen in 2020 along with works by Anthony van Dyck and Annibale Carracci.

The first artwork was found in Romania, with police "optimistic" the other two will be tracked down due to DNA found on the recovered painting.

After a four-year hunt, the Baroque painting has been recovered from an art dealer in Bucharest, Romania who is believed to have sold off the other two paintings without realising they were stolen.

An "'irreplaceable" 17th Century artwork stolen from an Oxford University Gallery has been found in Romania - but police say they're still hunting for two more paintings taken in the heist.

A Rocky Coast by Salvator Rosa handed over by dealer in Bucharest, but two other works still missing

A painting by Salvator Rosa stolen in a heist from the Christ Church Picture Gallery in Oxford has been recovered.