Portrait of the Duke of Wellington its frame in July 1965. Following a high-profile trial in which he was defended by Jeremy Hutchinson, QC, Bunton was found not guilty of stealing the painting, but guilty of stealing the frame. The theft entered popular culture, as it was referenced in the 1962 James Bond film "Dr. No". In the film, the painting was on display in Dr. Julius No's lair, suggesting the first Bond villain had stolen the work. Portrait of the Duke of Wellington The Portrait of the Duke of Wellington is a painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya of the British general Arthur Wellesley,
The Journal of Julius Rodman The Journal of Julius Rodman The Journal of Julius Rodman, Being an Account of the First Passage across the Rocky Mountains of North America Ever Achieved by Civilized Man is an unfinished serial novel by American author Edgar Allan Poe published in 1840. "The Journal of Julius Rodman" is a fictionalised account of the first expedition across the Western Wilderness, crossing the Rocky Mountains. The journal chronicled a 1792 expedition led by Julius Rodman up the Missouri River to the Northwest. This 1792 expedition would have made Rodman the first European to cross the Rocky Mountains. The detailed journal chronicles