Sujet

Oscar Wilde, Irish born wit and playwright, 1882. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Oscar Wilde, Irish born wit and playwright, 1882. Wilde (1854-1900) studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he gained a reputation for his intelligence, wit and eccentricity. His plays brought him to literary prominence. Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893), An Ideal Husband (1895), and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), were all huge popular successes. In 1895 Wilde was found guilty of having a homosexual affair with Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas (1870-1945) and was imprisoned for two years for 'gross indecency'. His Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), written following his release, expressed his personal and harrowing experience of prison life. Wilde died in 1900 of cerebral meningitis.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1894

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Notre référence

HRM19D58_279

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,8Mo) / 27,9cm x 44,9cm / 3294 x 5304 (300dpi)

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