Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter (born 1889)

Han van Meegeren

Dutch painter and art forger (1889–1947)

Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. Van Meegeren became a national hero after World War II when it was revealed that he had sold a forged painting to Reichsmarschall…