Charles Altamont Doyle: A Victorian Artist Haunted by Fantasy and Family Charles Altamont Doyle (1832 – 1893) stands as a fascinating figure in Victorian art history, simultaneously celebrated for his artistic talent and shadowed by personal struggles. Often overshadowed by his son, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—the creator of Sherlock Holmes—Doyle’s own oeuvre reveals a distinctive style characterized by Romantic fantasy watercolors imbued…