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Oscar Wilde Images

Oscar Wilde

Wilde in a photograph by Napoleon Sarony.

Wilde in Repose

A portrait of Wilde resting on his couch.

Dramatic Wilde

Wilde in a playful pose.

Oscar and Bosie

Wilde with his lover Lord Alfred Douglas.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

An image of a first-edition cover.

Punch cartoon

An 1881 cartoon of Wilde in Punch magazine.

Calling Card

Wilde's legal issues began when Lord Queensberry left this calling card reading, "For Oscar Wilde posing as a Sodomite."

Grave

Wilde's tomb at Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.