Oscar Wilde / Sarony. – Antique Print
(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. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Oscar Wilde / Sarony.
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Few portraits of the period are as recognizable as this albumen print of Oscar Wilde, taken by the New York photographer Napoleon Sarony around 1882, the year Wilde toured the United States lecturing on aestheticism. The card mount and copyright notice mark it as a commercial studio product, sold to admirers who wanted a likeness of the young poet and wit. Sarony was among the most fashionable portrait makers of his day, and his studio gave Wilde a theatrical pose and polished lighting that suited his public persona. The image is worth studying as an early example of a writer deliberately shaping his own celebrity through photography.
| Created / published | c1882. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on card mount : albumen. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1880-1890.Panel card photographs 1880-1890.Albumen prints 1880-1890. |
| Notes | 373 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8. Copyright by N. Sarony. Exhibit loan 4221-L. |
| Subjects | Wilde, Oscar,--1854-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,810 × 4,716 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220663 |
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