Walter Paget

Walter Paget was Sidney Paget's older brother. When George Newnes wanted an illustrator for The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, he selected Walter Paget. However, a mistake was made and Sidney Paget was hired instead. A fortuitous accident, to say the least. Sidney used Walter as the model for Holmes in some drawings. Walter also illustrated one story for The Stand in 1913, The Dying Detective. Paget was best known for his illustrations to Robert Louis Stevenson's Robinson Crusoe.

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