Seated photograph of Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas and Francis Douglas Viscount Drumlanrig (sometimes identified as Maurice Schwabe), by Gilman photographers (Oxford), , 1880s

File — Box: Wildeiana 15, Folder: 1

Identifier: Series 1.

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

This subseries contains photographs of Wilde and his circle, and includes both original photographs and reproductions taken from various publications.

Dates

Creation: 1880s

Creator

From the Collection: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (Organization)

Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 35 Linear Feet (30 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General Physical Description note

15 x 11 cm. Often described incorrectly as Lord Alfred Douglas & Maurice Schwabe, this photograph shows two of the Douglas brothers, Alfred and Francis. Other photographs from the same session are extant (though not in the Clark's collections), show the men wearing the same clothes as pictured here, and are consistently labeled as being of Alfred and his older brother Francis.

Inscribed on verso (in pencil): "Lord Alfred Douglas and Maurice Schwabe"; "See Douglas letter Feb. 7, 1930." In a different hand (in ink): "I hereby transfer the publishing rights this picture, granted me by Messers Gilman of St. Aldates, Oxford, [remainder of inscription scratched out]."