Château Laurier believes swap of famous Churchill portrait was by a ‘professional’OTTAWA — The Château Laurier says it's been able to narrow down a time frame of when it believes a famous portrait of Sir Winston Churchill was stolen from its walls: sometime between Christmas Day last year and Jan. 6. The famous image was taken by Ottawa photographer Yousuf Karsh during Churchill's wartime visit to the Canadian Parliament in December 1941. The Karsh Estate was able to confirm that the frame and signature on the portrait were not original, Dumas said. Karsh recalled that the prime minister refused to put down his cigar to have his portrait taken after his speech to Parliament. Dumas is appealing to guests who stayed at the Château Laurier or people who visited during those 12 days to send any photos they have of the Reading Lounge.

Source: CBC News August 24, 2022 00:11 UTC