Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren sold a flower painting to a military officer who was the recipient of Pour le Mrite.
Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren (] ; 10 October 1889  30 December 1947) was a Dutch painter and portraitist and is considered to be one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. 
 Despite his life of crime, van Meegeren became a national hero after World War Two when it was revealed that he had sold a forged painting to Reichsmarschall Hermann Gring during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands. 
Hermann Wilhelm Gring (or Goering; ] ; 12 January 1893 15 October 1946) was a German political and military leader as well as one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party (NSDAP) that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. 
 A veteran World War I fighter pilot ace, he was a recipient of the "Pour le Mrite". 
