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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

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Arthur Twidle for The Strand Magazine · Public domain

Born
1865
Died
1936
Occupation
painter · illustrator
Fields
illustration
Languages
English

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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.

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