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19th century
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Closing Scene at the Old Bailey
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. -
Death of Hyacinthos
In this painting, Apollo holds his dead lover, Hyacinthos, who has been killed by a discus thrown by Apollos and blown off course by the jealous west wind Zephyrus. -
Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene