FBI in LuxembourgCan you help this painting find its home?

According to a recent press release submitted by the U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg, the unearthed artwork is by the 19th-century Belgian painter Jacobus Albertus Michael Jacobs (also known as Jacob Jacobs) -- and is ‘believed to have disappeared from Echternach in Luxembourg during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II’.Having recently been rediscovered in the United States — albeit looking a bit worse for the wear — the painting is part of a larger effort by the FBI’s Art Crime Team, established in 2004 to reinstate artworks and items of high cultural significance taken during times of war and in conflict zones.

The group operates worldwide and their work has ‘led to the recovery of more than 20,000 [artefacts] valued at hundreds of millions of dollars’. Anyone with information on the rightful owners of this painting is asked to e-mail the FBI at SeascapeTips@fbi.gov.

Should you wish to see any legally-acquired paintings by Jacob Jacobs, his Romantic style works can be found at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, the Royal Collection Trust‘s permanent collection, or a bit closer to home at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.

Read also: International investigation dismantles drug trafficking network in Luxembourg