Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective. Holmes, the detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) in the 1890s, as portrayed by the early English film star, < Name not Found! > (1887-1974).The death of Sherlock Holmes, 1893. Scene from The Adventure of the Final Problem, illustrated by Sidney E Paget, the first artist to draw Sherlock Holmes. Holmes, fighting his arch-rival, Professor Moriarty, shortly before they plunge over the edge of the Reichenbach Falls. From Strand Magazine. (London, 1893). (Coloured black and white print). |