A wonderful classic pose of Churchill seated and dressed in ceremonial naval uniform with a chest full of medals. Birley painted several highly regarded portraits of his friend Sir Winston Churchill (to whom he also gave painting lessons).
Approx. 13.25 x 10.75 inches. A contemporary photograph after an original oil painting by Birley signed “Oswald Birley 1951” on the mount below the photo. Framed, mounted and glazed.