Sidney Paget’s moody ink-wash illustrations from 1891 defined Sherlock Holmes

Forgotten Geniuses Who Helped ‘Invent’ Sherlock Holmes

In 1891, The Strand Magazine hired young Sidney Paget to illustrate Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective tales. His moody ink-wash defined Holmes.

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Filed Under: Sherlock Holmes, illustration, Literature

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