Sherlock Holmes caricature for Vanity Fair magazine

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Sherlock Holmes caricature for Vanity Fair magazine

Dateapproximately 1910

Names

Ward, Leslie, Sir, 1851-1922 (illustrator)

Holmes, Sherlock (subject)

Vanity Fair (London) (publisher)

Gillette, William, 1853-1937 (subject)

Format

Picture

Notes

The actor William Gillette is shown in the role of Sherlock Holmes, a role for which he became synonymous. The Vanity Fair caricatures were published in each issue of the magazine starting in 1869.

Subject

Detective and mystery stories, English

Medium

Pen and ink drawings

Extent

38.5 cm x 27 cm

Language

No linguistic content

CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberArt_VanityFair_1

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