Arthur Twidle
Arthur Twidle (1864 to 26 April 1936) was an English illustrator and artist best known for his illustrations of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes books. Arthur Twidle was born in Rotherhithe, Surrey, in 1864, Arthur Twidle was the son of Alfred Twidle (a journeyman cooper and his wife Rachel (née Smith), who had married in 1855. In 1885, Twidle married Annie Elizabeth Mason at St.
Arthur Twidle

Arthur Twidle for The Strand Magazine · Public domain
- Born
- 1865
- Died
- 1936
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator
- Fields
- illustration
- Languages
- English
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Arthur Twidle (1864 to 26 April 1936) was an English illustrator and artist best known for his illustrations of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes books. Arthur Twidle was born in Rotherhithe, Surrey, in 1864, Arthur Twidle was the son of Alfred Twidle (a journeyman cooper and his wife Rachel (née Smith), who had married in 1855. In 1885, Twidle married Annie Elizabeth Mason at St.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Arthur Twidle. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q4800514 · wikipedia · Arthur Twidle
In this article
Biography
Born in 1865, died in 1936.
The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is illustration.

Original caption reads: "The murderer climbed out of the enclosure and came at him." The Confidential Enquiry Branch employed undercover detectives to track down mail thieves and highwaymen.
Arthur Twidle for The Strand Magazine

Original caption reads: "He is stopped in the street by a plain-clothes detective." The Confidential Enquiry Branch employed undercover detectives to track down mail thieves and highwaymen.
Arthur Twidle for The Strand Magazine
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Illustration
5,224 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Arthur RansomeIllustrator
- Arthur SiebelistIllustrator
- Arthur ThieleIllustrator
- Arthur TiutenkoIllustrator
- Arthur William BrownIllustrator
- Arthur WimperisIllustrator
- Arthur WraggIllustrator
- Arturo BonfantiIllustrator
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Arthur Twidle?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.