Serret, Charles, Pencil drawing of Oscar Wilde, , 1880

Item — Box: Wildeiana 18, Folder: 7

Identifier: Subseries 2.1.

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

This series consists of photographs, paintings, drawings, caricatures and other visual depictions of Oscar Wilde and his circle.

Dates

Creation: 1880

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 microfilm:

Wilde 39-139

General Physical Description note

image 34 x 27 cm. Inscribed to right of image; "Charles Serret, Janvier 1880." On verso of frame: "Bought by Monsieur Pierre Berès, bookdealer, from P. Joubin, the bibliograph of E. Delacroix. Sold by Berès to Princess de Bassiano. Upon her death, the portrait became part of her estate which was handled by Pierre Berès, Inc. and sold to the Clark Library in August 1940." Also includes a 1940 letter from Berès, Inc. to H. Richard Archer (of the Clark Library) describing the portrait, hoping for a sale.