Adventures with Sherlock Holmes — Images of Sherlock Holmes/Sherlockiana
Illustration for "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box," 1893
Sidney Paget (1860-1908)
1893
Pen & ink and wash drawing
This drawing of Holmes and Watson was used in The Strand Magazine for January 1893. The caption reads "I fell into a brown study."
Sherlock Holmes is one of the world's most recognizable fictional characters. The combination of pipe, deerstalker cap, Inverness cape and magnifying glass alone are enough to suggest the Great Detective. To this most representations also add a hawk-like profile and lean, ascetic build. Illustrators, advertisers, artisans and others have enjoyed playing with the many possible variations on this theme, while still maintaining the essentials.
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Holmes teapot
Hall China Co.
1987
Teapot
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