Thanks very much for trying. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Riddle White Cottage 4 Sunningvale Avenue Biggin Hill, Westerham Kent TN16 3BT
Tel: 01959 570359 Mobile: 07966 472340 e-Mail: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Riddle > e-Mail: [email protected] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > -- > 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. > -- > 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. > -- > 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.
