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Original Vintage Candid PHOTOGRAPH of YOUNG CHURCHILL READING
-From A Private Churchill Family Archive-
circa 1894
3 x 5 inches (Framed: 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches)
Item Number: 212484
Description
Winston Churchill holidayed frequently at the Guisachan estate in Scotland of his aunt, Lady Fanny Spencer-Churchill, daughter of the 7th Duke of Marlborough, and her husband, the British Liberal Party statesman Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth. It is said that the young Churchill learned to drive at Guisachan. This exquisite photograph of him engrossed in a book was taken there and preserved in the archives of his cousin, Elaine Augusta Guest Villiers, daughter of his first cousin, Ivor Guest. It is the original print, in very good condition, ink-captioned in Elaine Villiers’ hand, and has never been seen publicly before.
The photograph measures 3 x 5 inches. It is matted and most elegantly framed (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches overall).