David: Here is a copy of the mirror over the fireplace.
Is the picture you are looking at in front of Sir Winston in this photograph? Thanks. Don Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2014, at 12:17 PM, David Riddle <[email protected]> wrote: > > A couple of months ago I introduced myself to this Group as a current > Volunteer working at Chartwell, and a member of a group there researching > stories about the House, Estate, Objects therein, etc.. > > One item that we have drawn an almost complete blank on is the large painting > of Blenheim Palace that hangs above the fireplace in WSC's Study. > > We have photographs of the Study that indicate this painting was not always > present in this location, but that there was a vey large mirror there instead. > > One recent suggestion is that the painting was loaned to Sir Winston by Jack > Churchill, his brother, just before WWII, but that Jack died in 1947 and the > painting was never returned to his family. > > There is also no recored information about the artist in the present Room > Guide for Volunteers other than that it is said to be probably 'English > School'. > > Does anyone in this Group happen to have any information to add to this story? > > Many thanks in advance. > > David Riddle > Biggin Hill, Westerham, UK > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
