Lot 234: Arthur Twidle (1865-1936)

Edward, the Black Prince, and Sir John Chandos at Poitiers
signed 'ARTHUR TWIDLE' (lower right) and inscribed 'EDWARD, THE BLACK PRINCE AND SIR JOHN CHANDOS AT POITIERS; ARTHUR TWIDLE' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
44 x 32 1/4 in. (111.7 x 81.9 cm.)

Arthur Twidle (1865-1936) lived and worked in Sidcup. Although comparatively little is known of his early career, his known works are linked with the celebrated author Arthur Conan Doyle. By the early 20 t h-Century he was sufficiently established as an illustrator to have presented work to the Royal Academy (between 1903-13) and to have also illustrated two famous Sherlock Holmes stories published in The Strand Magazine in 1908 -- The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge (October) and The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans (December).

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