A large painting by the British artist John Opie, stolen in 1969, was recently recovered and returned after a two-year investigation by the FBI. Opie's oil on canvas work The Schoolmistress (1784 ...

Jerry and Rita Alter, now deceased, are suspected of having stolen artworks in the 80s, including Willem de Kooning’s Woman-Ochre ...

Painted by John Opie of St Agnes (see Opie's paint-box) in the 1770s for the St Aubyns of St Michael's Mount. Opie was then painting the family and their servants and Dolly Pentreath was the most ...

Our overnight access is available 364 days/year with the exception of the Wednesday night of Winter Carnival. The John and Ruanne Opie Library is a great place to study, meet friends, or just relax.