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Portrait of a Gent thought to be Oscar Wilde, #1300118

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Portrait of a Gent thought to be Oscar Wilde,  #1300118
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Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854, the son of somewhat unconventional parents ? his father, Sir William Wilde, though a surgeon by occupation, was also a talented writer, and his mother, Jane Francesca Elgee, was a well-known poet and journalist who published under the pen name ?Speranza?. During his schooldays, Wilde excelled at classics, and he went on to win scholarships first to Trinity College, Dublin, and then to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was awarded the Newdigate Prize for his poem, ?Ravenna?. Whilst at Oxford, Wilde gained notoriety for his unorthodox dress and opinions, hailing himself a disciple of John Ruskin and Walter Pater. Upon graduating in 1878, Wilde moved to London and became spokesperson for Aestheticism, the movement that advocated art for art?s sake.
In 1884 Wilde married Constance Lloyd, and they had two sons in quick succession ? Cyril in 1885, and Vyvyan in 1886. In order to support his family, Wilde took a position with the magazine, The Woman?s World, but this proved short-lived, and he left the publication in 1889 to concentrate on his writing. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which had caused a public outcry when it appeared as a play in 1890, was published in 1891, with Lord Arthur Savile?s Crime, and Other Stories, following soon after. A number of plays then appeared including A Woman of No Importance (1893), An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), and it is for these theatrical masterpieces ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Overall good condition</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:C. 1890</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:UK</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Attributed to Walter Greaves</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:30.12</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:17.72</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Portrait of a Gent thought to be Oscar Wilde, </td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Traditional</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Oil on Canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Oil on Canvas.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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