Sidney paget sherlock holmes

This article is for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character. For other versions of the character see Versions of Sherlock Holmes.I had no idea that such individuals exist outside of stories.Dr Watson speaking about Holmes Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was devised by British author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his prowess at using…

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Sidney Paget. Sherlock Holmes illustration

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by A. Conan Doyle XXIV. – THE ADVENTURE OF THE FINAL PROBLEM Greetings, It was with a heavy heart that Sidney Paget took up his pen to illustrate the last adventure of Sherlock Holmes. He signed his full name to three of the drawings and dated two of these, underscoring […]

The Copper Beeches, Sidney Paget, The Strand Magazine, June 1892

“His eyes bent upon the glow of the fire” — illustration to Arthur Conan Doyle's “The Five Orange Pips” by Sidney Paget

Sherlock Holmes Drawing by Sidney Paget of Sherlock Holmes smoking pipe, curled up in his chair and deep in thought, from serialization of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" in The Strand Magazine, "The Red-Headed League." Location:London, United Kingdom Date taken:1891 Size:839 x 1280 pixels (11.7 x 17.8 inches)

Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget. My favorite illustration of him. (orig. pinner comment) MIght be Frederick Dorr Steele.