Man Convicted Of Trying To Sell Fake Francis Bacon On EBay VISUAL Posted: June 5, 2019 1:01 pm The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said he had “deliberately aimed to mislead the public into believing he was selling a famed 1952 original” – which was stolen in 1988. – BBC Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)