And The Mysteries of Kit Williams
Masquerade, Page by Page
The thing that interested me about painting Masquerade was,
how could you make people look at those paintings…and look…and look…and look again.
The puzzle--that was the way to do that.
--Kit Williams
Okay, before we get into the nitty-gritty of Masquerade, know the following:
- The official, complete solution is available in the
paperback edition of Masquerade, which is more than worth its purchase price. An even better reference work is Bamber Gascoigne's Quest for the Golden Hare, which goes into even more detail as to the book's solution, and includes Barker & Rousseau's contest entry--which was entirely right but entirely one day late.
- I am not including the text of the book here, and the artwork scans are intentionally small and somewhat crappy. To get really good scans, I would have had to destroy one of my books, and I really don't wish to do that. So consider these images visual reference points only; again, you'll need the book to see them in detail.
- Read no further if you do not want to know details about the solution to Masquerade. From here on in, it's spoilers.
- These are not the official names of the paintings--they're just my reference titles. Don't take them as law.
- I am eager to fill in more information about each page; please e-mail me with your thoughts.
