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Queer Storytelling in Visual Media

Closing Scene at the Old Bailey

Item

Title
Closing Scene at the Old Bailey
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

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