Sutherland's Portrait of Winston Churchill Sutherland, and Harriet Walter as Lady Churchill. The episode won Lithgow a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Sutherland's Portrait of Winston Churchill In 1954 the English artist Graham Sutherland was commissioned to paint a full-length portrait of Sir Winston Churchill. The 1,000 guinea fee for the painting was funded by donations from members of the House of Commons and House of Lords. The painting was presented to Churchill by both Houses of Parliament at a public ceremony in Westminster Hall on his 80th birthday on 30 November 1954. Churchill hated the portrait. After the
Winston Churchill (1940–2010) Winston Churchill (1940–2010) Winston Spencer-Churchill (10 October 1940 – 2 March 2010), generally known as Winston Churchill, was a British Conservative politician and a grandson of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. During the period of his prominence as a public figure, he was normally referred to as Winston Churchill , in order to distinguish him from his grandfather. His father Randolph Churchill was also an MP. Churchill was born at Chequers just after his grandfather became Prime Minister, a year into World War II, and was educated at Eton College and at Christ Church, Oxford. His famous grandfather died