[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with Fairies]
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Artist
William Mann(British, active 1920s)British, active 1920s
CultureBritish
Titles
- [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with Fairies]
Date1922
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 × 2 15/16 in. (10.1 × 7.4 cm)
Sheet: 4 5/16 × 3 1/4 in. (10.9 × 8.2 cm)
Sheet: 4 5/16 × 3 1/4 in. (10.9 × 8.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2019
Object number2019.57
Not on view
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Published References We have not yet found a published reference to this particular image, but there is extensive literature on the Cottingley Fairies. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Illegible pencil marks, recto, in upper blank area of image; inscribed in ink, verso, top center: "Mr. Mann's fake"; inscribed and signed in pencil, verso center: "With the compliments of // the perpetrator // Wm. Mann // 5/1/22"; inscribed illegibly in pencil verso: "H2ql // A // X" [?]
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