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Marvelous vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 8 portrait photo of Prime Minister Churchill striking a serious pose, affixed to its original 7.25 x 9.75 mount, which is signed below in fountain pen, "Winston S. Churchill, 1946." Reverse bears the credit stamp of Walter Stoneman of J. Russell & Sons. In fine condition, with thin silvering along the edges of the image. An enduring portrait of Churchill captured by Walter Stoneman at 10 Downing Street on April 1, 1941, the day Churchill was awaiting word on Germany's fateful invasion of Yugoslavia.
Working for J. Russell & Sons, Walter Stoneman took numerous photographs of royalty, aristocracy, members of high society, and other prominent individuals from the late 19th century to the mid 20th-century. He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to photography and was a fellow of both the Royal Photographic Society and the Royal Geographical Society.
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