The 1941 photo of the British Prime Minister was taken by Ottawa photographer Yousuf Karsh.
Dignitaries have marked the recovery of a photo portrait of Winston Churchill known as The Roaring Lion, which was stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year search by police.
Nicola Cassinelli, an Italian lawyer and occasional art collector, Canadian heritage minister Isabelle Mondou and ambassador of Canada to Italy, Elissa Goldberg, pose next to the portrait Mr Cassinelli, who attended Thursday’s ceremony, said he thought he was buying a regular print and quickly agreed to send the iconic Churchill photograph home when he learned of its true story.
Karsh and his wife Estrellita gifted an original signed print to the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in 1998. The couple had lived and operated a studio inside the hotel for nearly two decades. The man, whose name is protected by a publication ban, faces charges that include forgery, theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime.
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