Art Rec: Mycroft Holmes: The Arrival of the Queen

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Title: Mycroft Holmes: The Arrival of the Queen
Artist: kedgeree11
Pairing: Gen
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC

Author's summary: Based on the arrival of the Queen of the Night. Stage set by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781–1841) for an 1815 production.

I’ve been wanting to put Mycroft, Protector of London (and Sherlock, of course) in this painting for ages.

Reccer's comments: I about fell over when I saw this piece of fanart, for it brought together a famous print associated with Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (a favourite opera of mine) and the world of Sherlock. Mycroft may act rather more like Sarastro than the actual Queen of the Night, but I do like the punning reference to the Holmes brothers' quarrelling during the Buckingham Palace scene in ASiB.

I have no doubt that Mycroft would prefer the opera to the musicals his parents force him to attend with them, though I doubt the plot of this one is one of his favourites. :D

Comments

[ficklepig.livejournal.com]

Ah! Very neat!