Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Alfred Ellis
Category
Photographs
Date
1892
Materials
Photographic card
Measurements
167 x 118 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1122213
Summary
Photograph. Oscar Wilde, standing holding gloves and a cigarette (1854-1900)
Full description
Photograph of Oscar Wilde
Provenance
Photograph believed to have been owned by, or given to, Ellen Terry (1847 - 1928) or her daughter Edith Craigh (1869 - 1947) and came to the National Trust in 1939 when Edith Craig transferred Smallhythe Place (including buildings, land and contents) to the Trust.
Marks and inscriptions
Front, top left: Oscar Wilde Front, top right: Aug. 92. Front, below photograph: For dear wonderful / Ellen. Front, below photograph: MR. OSCAR WILDE. / ALFRED ELLIS 20 UPPER BAKER STREET / CONDON N.W. / Copyright Back, top left: Private / Please hide the "wonderful Ellen" in framing this / E.T. Back, centre: ALFRED ELLIS / Photographer / 20, Upper Baker Street / 20 NORTH OF BAKER ST. STATION / LONDON. N.W. / ALL NEGATIVES KEPT - EXTRA COPIES OR ENLARGEMENTS / CAN BE HAD AT ANY TIME. / No 10650-9
Makers and roles
Alfred Ellis, photographer