Gloria, 15, is interested in art and frequently visits the antiques market on the Portobello Road. On a stall owned by Anthony, 56, she sees a sketch which she is sure was drawn by Constable. The sketch costs £300. She buys the sketch and subsequently tries to get it authenticated. A week later, Anthony reads in a local paper that the sketch he sold to Gloria is worth £25,000 and that several London museums have been interested in buying it. Can Anthony recover the painting by pleading Gloria's incapacity as a minor?

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A contract with a minor is generally voidable at the minor's discretion, not the adult's. Anthony cannot use Gloria's minority to void the contract to recover the painting.

Gloria, 15, Is Interested in Art and Frequently Visits the Antiques