Sidney Paget was not the  first choice of the editors who thought they were commissioning his brother Walter a much better known artist who had illustrated Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe. He was important in that he was the illustrator of Sherlock Holmes, choosing as his model his brother Walter. Despite Conan Doyle complaining that his creation was not nearly so handsome, most versions of Holmes - illustrated and on the screen - have continued to be based on Paget's original.