 Daniel George van Beuningen was the buyer of "The Last Supper II", "Interior with Drinkers", and "The Head of Christ", and he demanded that Dr. Paul Coremans publicly admit that he had erred in his analysis.Coremans refused and van Beuningen sued him, alleging that Coremans's wrongful branding of "The Last Supper II" diminished the value of his "Vermeer" and asking for compensation of £500,000 (about US$1.3 million or about US$10 million today).The trial was set for 2 June 1955 but was delayed owing to van Beuningen's death on 29 May 1955.