The Basil Rathbone Gallery

Artists' Depictions of
Basil Rathbone

Miscellaneous drawings/paintings of Rathbone appear on Pages One and Two. Sherlock Holmes pictures are on Page Three.

Caricature by John Decker
by John Decker
Rathbone caricature by Freyre
by Freyre
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by Hirschfeld, 1958

Basil and Ouida Rathbone
by Emma Schultz, 1940
Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone in a scene from the Adventures of Robin Hood
Pastel drawing of a scene from Adventures
of Robin Hood
, by Marcia Davis, 1974
Two drawings (below) by Ben Solowey of Rathbone in theatrical roles
Used by permission of
the Studio of Ben Solowey

Rathbone as Rev. Lucy in "The Devil Passes" (1931)

Rathbone as Judas (1929)

Capitan Levasseur
Rathbone in Captain Blood,
by JoAnna, ca. 1990


a close-up of Rathbone on a poster for The Comedy of Terrors

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Rathbone in The Comedy of Terrors

A close-up from the cover of Famous Monsters, Sept. 1962

Sir Guy of Gisbourne and Robin Hood
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An oil painting by Clement Feytel Mortashed, 1958

by R. Geary
(appears on the card in "More Hollywood Characters")

George Brent and Basil Rathbone in a closeup from the poster for International Lady

A close-up from a poster for Tales of Terror
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Rathbone, Marlene Dietrich and Joseph Schildkraut in The Garden of Allah (Punch, 1937)
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Rathbone on the cover of "Basil's Booklet," the official BR Fan Club publication, Feb., 1959
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by Will Carroll
(Theatre Magazine, June 1928)
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Basil wearing "Mouse Ears"
(MAD Magazine, 1957)

Below: six drawings from a brochure for the 1927 play "The Command to Love"






Below are three drawings by Sarah Lee, 2009:

Rathbone as Richard III (The Tower of London)

Rathbone as Ahmed (The Adventures of Marco Polo)

Rathbone as Gerald Lovell (Love from a Stranger)
See page 3 for another Sarah Lee drawing of Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes.
If you have a drawing or painting of Rathbone you'd like to have displayed on the Basil Rathbone Gallery, please e-mail me a scan or mail me a photo. Contact gisbourne@basilrathbone.net 

More Artists' Depictions of Basil Rathbone on Page Two

 

 

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