Meditation, Self Portrait
1889
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1889
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This watercolor shows a self-portrait by Charles Altamont Doyle. It was painted between 1885 and 1893 while he lived at the Royal Montrose Lunatic Asylum in Scotland. The work comes from one of his sketchbooks kept during that time. His son, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, later organized a 1924 London show with this piece. The watercolor was framed just for that exhibition. You can still see Doyle’s personal touch in the sketchbook pages. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this work in person.
