Napoleon Sarony photographs used as illustrations for Edgar Beall's The Life Sexual, 1882

Item — Box: Wildeiana 9, Folder: 21

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: 1882

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

Also available on Clark Library microfilm:

Wilde 39-33 and Wilde 39-34

General Physical Description note

Photograph 1 caption: "Oscar Wilde--note femininity in all the features." Photograph 2 caption: "Oscar Wilde--Note sloping shoulders and rounded contours of head and face."

From the collection of Christopher Millard, Clark purchase, 1927 (MS.1927.007); Millard inventory numbers 82-84.