Portrait of a Gazelle, by Braquasso, was a painting owned by the Duchess of Royston.
In The Duchess Assignment, Wilbur Dandridge offers her £600,000 for the painting, but she refuses to sell and instead agrees to a rental arrangement.
Lady Penelope hosts the negotiation
The Painting Goes to America[]
The Duchess insists she takes the painting to America herself, arriving at New York Central Airport she is kidnapped by Chandler and Brophy. They leave her tied up in a basement of an old house and make off with the painting.
The Duchess collects the painting from the customs officer in New York
Dandridge Smells a Rat[]
Chandler visits Wilbur Dandridge with the painting claiming to represent the Duchess of Royston and demanding the rental money, but Dandridge smells a rat and alerts the police. He pulls a gun on Chandler, but it goes off during a struggle and the painting is ruined.
Dandrige in his office
I smell a rat!
Police are called
Dandridge pulls a gun
The painting is damaged
Trivia[]
- A severely cropped version of the painting appears in The Stately Homes Robberies.
