Meditation, Self Portrait, Charles Altamont Doyle, 1885-1893
Charles Altamont Doyle

Meditation, Self Portrait

1885-1893 · Watercolour · 17.8 × 26.5 cm

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Where is “Meditation, Self Portrait” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.

Victoria and Albert Museum

London, United Kingdom

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About the work

This watercolour comes from one of the sketchbooks used by the artist during his residence in the Royal Montrose Lunatic Asylum in Scotland. The frame was made for the exhibition of the artist's work organised by his son, the writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 -1930), in London, 1924.

Victoria and Albert Museum

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P.12-1981

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