Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa

Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa after international art caper
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful place, after two Ottawa police detectives traveled to Rome to retrieve it. Police said ”The Roaring Lion" was ...
Recovered portrait of Winston Churchill unveiled in Ottawa nearly 3 years after brazen theft
Nearly three years after its brazen theft, an iconic photo of the late former British prime minister Winston Churchill — grimace and all — is finally back where it belongs on the wall of the Fairmont Château Laurier hotel in Ottawa.
Stolen 1941 Churchill portrait found in Italy, to be returned to Ottawa hotel
Two Ottawa police detectives traveled to Rome to retrieve the stolen portrait, which was handed to Canadian authorities at the Canadian Embassy in Rome in September.
Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa
A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful place, after two Ottawa police detectives traveled to Rome to retrieve it.
Sir Winston Churchill 'Roaring Lion' portrait returns to Ottawa's Chateau Laurier hotel
The "Roaring Lion" returned to the walls of Ottawa's Fairmont Château Laurier, nearly three years after the historic portrait of Sir Winston Churchill was stolen.
Nearly three years after heist, stolen Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa hotel – with extra security
The portrait was unveiled to the public once again after it was stolen from the Fairmont Château Laurier and recovered in Genoa, Italy this year
Karsh portrait of Winston Churchill returns to Ottawa hotel after international art caper
Renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh snapped the iconic portrait in 1941 in the Speaker’s Office on Parliament Hill, just after Churchill delivered a rousing wartime address to Canadian lawmakers. Toward the end of his life, Karsh signed and gifted the portrait to the hotel, where he had lived and worked.
Winston Churchill portrait back in Canada after audacious international art theft
A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful place, after two Ottawa police detectives traveled to Rome to retrieve it. Police said “The Roaring Lion” was stolen from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa,
Lawyer unknowingly buys stolen Winston Churchill portrait worth millions: ‘Like having a Mona Lisa’
I had trusted one of the most important auction houses in the world, and at the time, it had not even been reported stolen, so mine was a legitimate purchase.” ...
I thought it was a cheap copy – but I had bought the stolen Churchill portrait ‘worth millions’
The famed black-and-white 1941 photograph of a glowering Sir Winston Churchill was the perfect finishing touch to Nicola ...