Measuring approximately 11 by 17 inches, this stunning original sketch features the work of Thomas Gianni. The illustration is the preliminary drawing Gianni created in preparation for painting the original art that was ultimately used as the cover to Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #17. The image is from a scene in the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire. Please note- this is an actual, original piece of art illustrated by hand by Thomas Gianni. It is not a copy, print or pre-printed image. It is a one-of-a-kind original. Also shown – for reference only – is the finished cover to the magazine but it is not included in with the listing. The listing is for the original artwork only. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Visual Communication, Gianni has worked in advertising, animation, book illustration, and CCG cards for Magic The Gathering and Harry Potter. He has illustrated professionally the pirate stories of Robert E. Howard, Tarzan adventures written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Also a courtroom sketch artist, he has illustrated such high profile cases as trial of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, the Jennifer Hudson family murder trial, and the trial of the notorious Drew Petersen. Beginning in 1983, he has taught illustration, portraiture, structural anatomy, graphic design, and advertising at the American Academy of Art, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Columbia College. Excepting pack-pulled autograph trading cards, CGC Signature Series, signed Sideshow prints, and like collectibles, all autographed items Vault Collectibles sells were personally witnessed, by myself, being signed by the writer, artist, or celebrity in question. No third party is involved. Further, art sketches – and most published original art I sell – were obtained directly from the artist themselves. For buyers desiring this guarantee in written form, this statement guarantees that the above referenced item is as stated in the listing description. As this serves as written proof of said guarantee, no physical documentation will be included in the package when the item is mailed. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Comic Books & Memorabilia\Original Comic Art”. The seller is “empire.auctions” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.