The deerstalker hat is closely associated with legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, but few know its origins or how it became ...

The iconic image of Holmes wearing his deerstalker cap and Inverness cape came from the illustrations of artist Sidney Paget (1860-1908). Pictured: Benedict Cumberbatch in the hit series Sherlock ...

View on Sotheby's Website Description: [Doyle, Arthur Ignatius Conan, Sir] — Sidney Paget Original illustration of "The Death of Sherlock Holmes," 1893 Original pen and ink and wash drawing heightened ...

The illustration recreated for Enola Holmes features Cavill without a hat, but in Paget’s illustration for “The Solitary Cyclist,” Holmes was drawn wearing his famous deerstalker cap.

Edited by the eminent English Sherlockian Nicholas Utechin, “The Complete Paget Portfolio” (Gasogene) showcases — in the words of its subtitle — “Every Sherlock Holmes Illustration by ...

We might be able to learn more about Sherlock Holmes's physical appearance, beyond Sidney Paget's 1893 illustration of the fictional sleuth at work (see M. Konnikova Nature 549, 332–333; 2017).

Gatiss went on to reveal that he cast Heffernan in the role partly because he looks like the Sherlock Holmes sketches made by Sidney Paget. “He looks like the Paget, doesn’t he?” Gatiss said.