Oscar Wilde / Sarony. – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Oscar Wilde / Sarony. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Oscar Wilde / Sarony.
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Napoleon Sarony, a New York photographer known for theatrical and celebrity portraits, made this albumen print of Oscar Wilde, and the copyright line and exhibition note show it was sold as a commercial image. Wilde was in America in 1882 on a lecture tour on aesthetic design, and his cultivated, fashionable look became part of his public persona. Portraits like this one circulated widely in the period, helping to make Wilde a recognizable figure well before his later fame as a playwright.
| Created / published | c1882. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on card mount : albumen. |
| Notes | 684 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 18. Copyright by N. Sarony. Exhibited: Controversy |
| Subjects | Wilde, Oscar,--1854-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,796 × 4,672 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220656 |
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