Historical Portrait

Oscar Wilde

1882·Source: internet_archive·View original ↗·Public Domain

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Archive record

Public domain 1882 portrait of Oscar Wilde by celebrity photographer Napoleon Sarony, taken in New York during Wilde's American lecture tour.

About this photograph

Oscar Wilde photographed by Napoleon Sarony in New York in 1882, during Wilde's American lecture tour.

Sarony was a celebrity photographer whose studio attracted prominent sitters. The portrait sits among the holdings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and has entered the public domain.

No further details about the sitting or the tour's itinerary are recorded in the archive.

Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.

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Credit: Internet Archive

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