Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "Winston Churchill, War Correspondent 1899-1900" Original Oil on Masonite painting.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
This painting was originally published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 60c Winston Churchill War Correspondent in South Africa 1899-1900 stamp issued June 16, 2000.
Born on November 30, 1874, at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill graduated from the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. After his valiant service in India and Sudan with the 4th Hussars -- a cavalry regiment -- he resigned from the British army in 1899. When the Boer War began in October of that year, he went to Africa as a war correspondent for London's Morning Post. Within two weeks after his arrival, the Boers ambushed an armored train on which he was riding, and Churchill was captured and imprisoned. On December 12, he scaled the prison wall, slipped unnoticed by an armed sentry and boldly walked through an outer gate to freedom. Traveling on freight trains, he crossed 300 miles of enemy territory to safety. Churchill's daring escape made him a national hero.
Image Size: 9.5 x 13.75 in.
Overall Size: 14.5 x 18.5 in.
Unframed.
(B16823)
Condition
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