Wartime Photograph of Sir Winston Churchill, With Signature

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Cecil Beaton's portrait of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street, London, circa 1940; presented with Churchill's signature on a sheet below; matted and framed under Tru Vue Conservation Grade glass.

Photo sight size 7 3/4 x 7 in.; Frame dimensions 16 1/4 x 13 3/4 x 7/8 in.

From the Collection of a Well Traveled Lady, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Retains label from Shapero Rare Books, London

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) served as Prime Minister from 1940-1945 and again from 1951-1955. Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), who worked as a documentary photographer for the British Ministry of Information during World War II, famously photographed Churchill during his first term in office. Beaton, best known for his fashion and celebrity photographs, was also an important war photographer, capturing approximately 7,000 influential and powerful images in both Britain and overseas.

Photograph with mild wear consistent with age, including a small faint damp stain in the lower right corner, a couple of minor creases, and subtle marks; sheet with signature with very light wear consisting mostly of faint spots of grime and ink; a few small chips to the frame; not examined outside the frame.