拍品 138
  • 138

Anonymous Studio Photographer

估價
200 - 300 GBP
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描述

  • Winston Churchill at the age of 5
  • photographic print, modern reproduction
  • approximately, oval: 13 by 18.5cm., 5¼ by 7¼in.

出版

For a version illustrated see Mary Soames, A Churchill Family Album, London, 1982, fig. 7.

Condition

The photograph is sealed into the oval window mount and supporting board. The surface of the photograph has a slightly uneven finish in the lower half of the composition. There are two small crease and several scuffs in the figure's hat and a small loss at the centre of the right edge. On extremely close examination it is possible to see some small scratches to the surface. The largest of these measure approximately 1cm and is at the left of the image. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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