Closing Scene at the Old Bailey

Title: Closing Scene at the Old Bailey
Rights: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Type: Newspaper illustration
Drawing
Creator: The Illustrated Police News
Date: 1895
Description: This newspaper illustration shows scenes from the trial of Oscar Wilde in 1895. It was published by The Illustrated Police News, a tabloid paper specializing in sensational stories about real-life crime that covered the trial heavily. The drawings show Wilde in court, and also the auctioning of his art collection to pay his legal fees.
Format: JPEG
Place: London, England
Publisher: The Illustrated Police News
Rights Holder: British Library Board
Subject: Oscar Wilde