Oscar Wilde photographed by Napoleon Sarony, 1882. These
photographs were taken in January of 1882, when Wilde had first
arrived in America for his year long lecture tour. All were
taken in the studio of the most famous portrait photographer of
the time, Canadian born Napoleon Sarony. The various furs,
capes, velvet jackets, and stockings Wilde wore for the photo
shoot reflected the attire he would wear to his lectures. It
certainly surprised me when I found out that the majority of
Wilde’s most iconic images came from the same session, and were
taken in the U.S. when Wilde had only published a yet to be
produced play, Vera; or, the Nihilists, and a single book of
verse (which Wilde can be seen holding in the first and second
photographs). tragic backstories explain bad deeds but they do
not excuse them - tragic backstories explain bad deeds but they
do not excuse them Well now we know that Legolas got it from his
father “Would you like to go on a witch hunt with me?” Pete Ware
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