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Heist to homecoming: Stolen portrait of Winston Churchill returning to Canada
Yousef Karsh's famed portrait of the late British prime minister Winston Churchill — a photo known as The Roaring Lion — will officially be returned to Canadian authorities, including representatives of the federal government,
Stolen Winston Churchill 'Roaring Lion' portrait returned after ceremony in Italy
A special ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome marked the successful recovery of an iconic portrait of Winston Churchill after a two-year search by Ottawa police. Canada's Ambassador to Italy Elissa Golberg hosted the event.
Winston Churchill Portrait Stolen in Canada, Found in Italy
Captured during Churchill's wartime visit to Ottawa in 1941, the picture is said to be one of the most recognizable in British Prime Ministerial history.
Stolen Karsh portrait of Winston Churchill handed over to Canadians in Rome
The famed black-and-white portrait known as The Roaring Lion should be rehung in the Château Laurier by the end of next month
The mystery of Ottawa’s stolen Winston Churchill portrait has been solved
Ottawa police announced they had found the location of the iconic 'The Roaring Lion' portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, which was reported stolen in summer 2022.
'The Roaring Lion' portrait of Winston Churchill stolen from Canadian hotel is found in Italy
Police said “The Roaring Lion” was stolen from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, sometime between Christmas Day 2021 and Jan. 6, 2022, and replaced with a forgery. The swap was only uncovered months later, in August, when a hotel worker noticed the frame was not hung properly and looked different than the others.
Stolen Winston Churchill portrait found in Italy—how a brazen art heist gripped Canada for 2 years
The artwork is to be returned in the coming weeks to the hotel, which plans to once again put it on display for guests.
An iconic Churchill photo stolen in Canada and found in Italy is ready to return
A special ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome has marked the successful recovery of a stolen photo portrait of Winston Churchill, known as “The Roaring Lion,” after a two-year international searc
'Roaring Lion' Churchill Portrait Retrieved From Italy After Canada Theft
Yousuf Karsh's 'Roaring Lion' portrait of Churchill, stolen in 2022 from Ottawa’s Fairmont Chateau Laurier and recovered in Italy, is unveiled during a ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome, Italy,
Stolen 'Roaring Lion' portrait of Churchill handed back to Canada
Italy handed back to Canada on Thursday a famous photographic portrait of Winston Churchill that was stolen from an Ottawa hotel more than two years ago and sold at auction to an unsuspecting Italian lawyer.
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A Thief Replaced This Iconic Churchill Portrait With a Fake. Two Years Later, the Original Has Been Recovered
Karsh, who has photographed many important public figures including Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Einstein, Elizabeth Taylor ...
Unique portrait that Churchill loved set for £1m blockbuster auction
Artist Paul Trevillion drew the portrait after the former PM famously ordered another painting to be destroyed.
Alleged thief sold famous Winston Churchill portrait for less than $10,000 at London auction house
The signed copy of Yousuf Karsh’s Roaring Lion portrait fetched a fraction of the price that other copies of the artwork have ...
Mystery of stolen Winston Churchill portrait unravels as police track down renowned Karsh photo
Police have charged a 43-year-old man from Powassan, Ont., with stealing and trafficking the “Roaring Lion” portrait.
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Italian man who bought Churchill portrait surprised by international art caper
An Italian art collector who bought a portrait of Winston Churchill says he was surprised to learn five months later the ...