An 18th-century British painting, believed to have been stolen by mobsters in 1969, has been returned to its rightful owners after more than half a century. The FBI's Salt Lake City field office announced the recovery of the painting on Friday, which was bought by the family during the Great Depression for $7,500.
The painting in question is a 40-inch-by-50-inch (102-cm-by-127-cm) masterpiece by John Opie titled 'The Schoolmistress.' Interestingly, it is the sister painting of a similar artwork housed in the prestigious Tate Britain art gallery in London.
