Sutherland's Portrait of Winston Churchill 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 public presentation, the painting was taken to his country home at Chartwell but was not put on display. After the death of Lady
Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill Lady Rosemary Mildred Muir (née Spencer-Churchill; born 24 July 1929) is an English aristocrat who served as a maid of honour to Elizabeth II at her coronation in 1953. Lady Rosemary Mildred Spencer-Churchill was born on 24 July 1929 in London to John Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford and Alexandra Mary Cadogan. Her maternal grandfather was Henry Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea. Her paternal grandfather Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough, was a first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill and a fourth cousin twice-removed of Diana, Princess of Wales. Her paternal grandmother was Consuelo Vanderbilt. Her father inherited the Dukedom