Caricature of Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, 1914. Creator: Unknown.

Caricature of Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, 1914. Creator: Unknown.

3-057-541 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Caricature of Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, 1914. The relationship between Irish playwright and author Wilde (1854-1900) and his younger lover, poet and journalist Lord Alfred Douglas (1870-1945), was the subject of a scandal and court case. Wilde was sent to prison for 'sodomy', and Douglas converted to Catholicism. From "Oscar Wilde and Myself" by Lord Alfred Douglas. [London, 1914].


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Oscar Wilde: Irish: Author, poet, playwright, wit, dramatist
  2. Lord Alfred Douglas: British: Poet, journalist

Picture Type
  1. Caricature

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5216x3347
File Size : 51,147kb


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  1. W59/7580
  1. 1280001101
  1. 3-057-541
  1. 3057541

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