A Dedication to Jeremy Brett

"Children love him...I'm not quite sure [why]. **Pulls out a crumpled note from a child with drawings on it** From Michael McClure II, age 8. **Looking at the note still** Holmes is riding on a dragon...I think he's killing the dragon..." --Jeremy Brett, in an interview

A majority of the following illustrations is displayed with consent of the artists and/or of possessors of the original artistic works. Therefore I express my good thanks to Tom Rieschick, Lee Eric Shackleford, Jen Starling, Leisl Adams, Louise, Rachael Patton, Nancy Beiman, Lucy Ferrier, Charles Prepolec, Barbara Gipson, and Carolyn & Joel Senter. Nine artworks by Nicolas Barral, with Pierre Veys, from "Baker Street T1: Sherlock Holmes n'a peur de rien" were extracted from La Société Sherlock Holmes de France and contributed by The Redheaded League [aka: Nancy Beiman]. Also thanks to Mia Stampe of Denmark for contributed an image to this section.

Please do NOT use these images publicly without prior, written permission of the artist(s) and/or possessor of the original works. These are the legal copyrights of the artists; they are NOT the editor's artworks unless addressed otherwise.

For more Brettish artwork, consult Influencing Those Inspired Illustrators.

Last on 02 October 2000

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Artwork of Charles Prepolec

"My artwork came out of a lack of customers at my old specialty bookstore Mad for a Mystery," replies Mr Prepolec. "Like a certain physician whom we all know, I found that I had a good deal of time to pass. That gave me the chance to express my creativity, which resulted in quite a few drawings of genre type characters. Unfortunately, I no longer have that luxury and now have real difficulty in finding the time for new artwork."

Mr Preploec's prints are purchasible in signed limited editions or unsigned editions via email. For more details, see Memorabilia Brettiana.

Artwork of Lucy Ferrier

"He was the first," starts Miss Lucy Ferrier [nom], "in my opinion, to portray Holmes as a human being. I took one look at Jeremy's performance and I was immediately captivated. Not only was this the most accurate portrayal of Holmes that I had ever seen, but reading and learning more about Jeremy Brett the human being made me realize that although Holmes was there in that melange of emotions on screen, Jeremy was, too, in every way. Jeremy Brett the human being shone through no matter what, and his fascinating presence is sorely missed."

"I remembered a Studio Ghibli animated film called "Whisper of the Heart [in Japanese: Mimi o sumaseba]"...The main character, 14-year-old Shizuku, discovers her true self through friendships, struggles and just plain growing up. When she realizes that she has found her true self, she also knows that there is no turning back...The Japanese version of "Country Road" was playing; the song reminded me of Jeremy and his career [and] how much he loved acting, how certain experiences and even roles (like "You-know-who") haunted him to a degree, and how after he had chosen certain avenues in his career, there was no turning back...even if he wanted to."

(1) "Given my love of Ghibli Anime, Jeremy Brett and Adobe Photoshop, I have combined my enthusiasm for all of the aforementioned to make this collage [of Jeremy and Shizuku]..." (2) "I've used a picture of Shizuku in her school uniform ("fuku" in Japanese) and the picture of Jeremy in his Etonian suit. I used those to symbolize aspects of their youth common to the both of them: fear, uncertainty, and the long road ahead, but also strength, courage, heart, and the willingness never to give up...I faded Jeremy's picture and contrasted it against that of Shizuku which stands out more. I wanted Shizuku in this case to symbolize us, Jeremy's fans. The reason why her picture is a stark contrast to Jeremy's is that I wanted to make it look as though she was weeping in the darkness for someone who she knew was there in spirit but had long left the physical world behind."

Artwork of Leisl Adams
(aka: Chibi Spanky)

"When the teacher said it had to be a famous person," recounts Mlle. Adams, "Sherlock Holmes was the first idea to pop into my head. Since I became a fan a lot of my artwork has had to do with Sherlock Holmes. It makes it more enjoyable for me to put my favorite things together. I thought for a while about which actor to use, and Jeremy Brett seemed like the obvious choice because he's my favorite, and personally it seemed like a good tribute."

Mlle. Adams is also known in the Sherlockian community by her titles of "Chibi Spanky" and/or "Sherlockian Freak", plus is an illustrator of her own Sherlockian comics of "The Memoirs of Sherlockian Freak".

Artwork of Barbara Gipson

With the joint courtesy of Carolyn & Joel Senter of Classic Specialties to whom commissoned Ms Gipson.

Formerly displayed on the front cover of the "Sherlock Holmes Holiday Greeting Cards".

Artwork of Jen Starling

Artwork of Lee Eric Shackleford

"Incidentally," says Mr Shackleford, "it was the result of a remark Mr Brett made in our all-too-brief correspondence shortly before his passing. He said he looked forward to meeting Sir Arthur in the next life because he had so many questions for him ... of course when I heard of Mr Brett's death my immediate thought was, 'Now he is getting his questions answered.'"

From the Doctor's Diary cartoons appear regularly in the prestigious Sherlockian magazine, The Baker Street Journal (BSJ). Further Sherlockian illustrations can be consulted at Lee Shackleford's Sherlockian Pages.

Artwork of Tom Rieschick

All the following artwork can be purchased as prints at The Tom Rieschick Collection.

Artwork of William Chambers

For more information concerning the My Fair Lady Collector Plates, please consult Memorabilia Brettiana.

Artwork of Al Hirschfeld

World-renowned caricature-artist of the stars, Mr Al Hirschfeld, has done thousands of drawings from stage to film with great humour. Among those thousands, he has done a few drawings of Jeremy Brett as well, as seen below.

Artisians Unknown

The following artwork are not procured of one artist, but by seperate unknown/uncredited individuals. Therefore if any individuals knows who the original artisian of these are, please inform the editor so a proper credit can be addressed:

(1) "Caricature of Sherlock Holmes" displays an uncanny resemblance of Jeremy Brett; of course, this all depends on one's perpective. (2) The limited edition collector plate, "Portrayals of Holmes", can be purchased. (3) This is a illustration is a remarkable coincidence of Jeremy Brett and David Burke as Holmes and Watson. The image is placed upon the cover of an Italian publication called I Diciassentte Scalini: Enciclopedia di Sherlock Holmes. Click HERE to see this delightful coincidence! (4) An unknown quartz clock with a portrait of Sherlock Holmes, which seems to a somewhat familiar face. (5) Sketch of Jeremy as John Watson from the cast profile in a programme from the play Crucifer of Blood of 1980-1981.