Thanks very much for trying.

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David Riddle
White Cottage
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> On 24 Oct 2014, at 17:09, Donald Jakeway <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> David:
>  
> No luck yet on who specifically painted the picture, but I’ll keep trying.
>  
> Don
>  
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
> On Behalf Of David Riddle
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 5:14 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [ChurchillChat] Picture of Blenheim Palace in WSC's Study at 
> Chartwell
>  
> Don..
>  
> Here it is on its own from an NT site..
>  
> http://www.ntprints.com/image/384538/blenheim-palace-english-school-18th-century-at-chartwell
>  
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> David Riddle
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> 
> On 22 Oct 2014, at 19:59, DONALD JAKEWAY <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Is this the painting?
>  
> <0a371e239fcfca9b85bcc97dbad8d158.jpg>
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Oct 22, 2014, at 1:54 PM, DONALD JAKEWAY <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 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?
>  
> <_69411068_017375027-1.jpg>
> 
> 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
>  
>  
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