Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Hertford House, home of the Wallace Collection. The banner shows the gallery's most famous painting (photo by Rakshita Patel)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The imposing entrance to the former London residence of the Marquesses of Hertford, now home of the Wallace Collection (photo by Rakshita Patel)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
By far the most famous work of art in the Wallace Collection is the Portrait of an Unknown Man, otherwise "The Laughing Cavalier", by Franz Hals (public domain)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
A significant painting by Holmes's great-uncle, "Napoleon's Tomb" by Horace Vernet (public domain)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Another of the Wallace Collection's wonderful set of paintings by Horace Vernet: "An Arab Tale-Teller" (public domain)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Like Sherlock Holmes (and Dr Watson, of course), Horace Vernet knew how to tell a story. This is "The Brigand Betrayed" (public domain)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Like Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes was descended from a family of artists. This painting by Horace Vernet is "The Wounded Trumpeter", and it belongs to the Wallace Collection (public domain)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The Wallace Café & Restaurant is set in the glass-roofed courtyard and sculpture garden (photo by Rakshita Patel)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Raks Patel says she won a prize by drawing a blue star out of a hat - but the evidence suggests that there was more to it than that... (photo by Rakshita Patel)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Raks Patel brought her copy of Bonnie MacBird's novel "The Devil's Due" (photo by Rakshita Patel)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Raks also brought her very handsome new Sherlock Holmes bag for its first outing - and why not? (photo by Rakshita Patel)