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A Study in Scarlet posters (1/2) for “In Which Dr. Watson Engages in Studies of Cardiology”

[ID: A fake newspaper page showing an etching of Sherlock Holmes on a horse in the pose of Napoleon in “Napoleon Crossing the Alps.” Below this is a headline that reads “Honest Reporting” and an article by “A. Principled Journalist” The article is cut off but reads “A cynical detective shocked audiences this morning when he claimed that the act of narrative is inherently dishonest. Many question his assertion and are calling for him to retract the statement. One source stated that attempting to hold journalists and other writers to the standard of representing the absolute ontological truth is “a ridiculous endeavour that cannot be meaningfully… for a statement, his representatives stated ‘Mr… did not intend offense and believes the press to… most valuable institution.’ While some seem to be sated by this attempt a… many call for him to retract the original statem… to beg for forgiveness of the people who br… oh so valuable news. The jury of public opinio…” To the side of the etching are two partially cut off agony column advertisements which read “LOST: Asp… Writer’s He… Lost somewhere nea… Bart’s Hospital. Pleas… inquire 221 B Baker S… no reward” and “WANTED: Information Whereabou… Red Republ… Please send any infor… or hearsay about me… places for foreign-mi… anarchists to or Nihil… government plots to… Kennington Road. Ti… result in arrests will… rewarded 15s.” Beneath these is a caption for the etching which reads. “The prolific yet controversial Mr. Holmes, pictured left. The paper’s name is also cut off at the top but reads “Central Press Syndicate”]

[ID: a gouache on wood painting that is a recreation of a screenshot of a Jensen Ackles instagram post. In the photo he is in a shower, shirtless, wet, and screaming. The caption reads “Late night filming. 3am. Listening to @toolmusic may not be the best thing to put me to bed Or is it Just trying to cope with shit”]

[ID: a digital drawing of John Watson from the waist up, leaning back on something that he also is resting a hand on. He is wearing a light brown waistcoat with 16 small mother of pearl buttons and a robins egg blue tie. One of his sleeves is cuffed at the elbow, revealing his prosthetic arm.]

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[ID: A realistic digital painting of a bust of Napoleon, shattered into several shards of varying sizes each casting incongruously bold pop-art style shadows. Underneath these, there is a neon pink silhouette in the shape of the bust before it was broken. In this pink shape is neon yellow text reading “A Queer Madness”]

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[ID: a digital drawing with several overlapping layers. In the furthest back layer is a mostly greyscale drawing of Sophy Kratides, a young Greek girl with long curly hair wearing a day dress and a capelet. She is curled in a ball, looking down at a hat pin she has clutched in her hands. The pin is dripping with blood and there are flecks on her hands, coat and face. In the next later there is a swooping belladonna plant, curved around the shape of Sophy. The plant has bell-shaped purple flowers and darker purple berries. In the next layer there is an amber-colored glass bottle tilted down so a thin drop of liquid is spilling from its neck. The liquid is red and is lined up above the tip of Sophy's pin. Overlaid above the bottle is cursive purple text that reads "Liquid Courage."]

[ID: A digital painting of John Watson sleeping in the grass, resting his head on his right hand. in the grass. He is shirtless and wearing medium brown trousers. He is a transhumeral amputee on his left side with a keloid scar on his shoulder. There are several metal ports embedded in his muscles surrounding the amputated arm, each with small amounts of scarring surrounding them.]

[ID: a digital drawing made mostly of halftones. In the upper left corner there is a barking dog’s head being pulled back with a prong collar surrounded by dots of spittle. It is illustrated so only the highlights are visible. Behind this are several shades of red halftones in the vague shape of a lunging dog. In the bottom right corner there is askew text that reads “with adequate adversity”]

[ID: A digital drawing of a young, pre-transition Holmes hiding in a closet. He is wearing a white sleeveless undershirt, white drawers and white socks. He is curled in a ball with one hand threaded through his hair, gripping his head, looking over his arm towards the viewer. He is partially in shadow, except for a sliver of light coming from a cracked door. In the sliver of light on the floor in front of him, text reads “That Child You Pity”]

[ID: Two sketches of people holding Nell from the ID above. In the top left, Watson in his early to mid twenties is holding Nell as a puppy in both of his arms and looking down at her smiling. She is looking at the viewer with her tongue out. In the bottom right, Holmes is cupping adult Nell’s head in both of his hands and cooing down at her. In the top right is text that says “what a good girl” with hearts around it.]