Oscar at the Sea-Shore (published in "Harper's Bazar," August 26, 1882)

Thomas Nast American, born Germany
 Sitter Oscar Wilde Irish

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Oscar Wilde dressed in aesthetic garb sits dejectedly on a sand pile by the water's edge, as puzzled children holding look at him. He holds a strand of seaweed. This is a proof of a wood engraving published in Harper's Bazar. In the latter publication, this text was printed below: "Oscar at the Sea-Shore. Young America: “Come, let’s bury him in the sand and put him out of his misery.”

Oscar at the Sea-Shore (published in "Harper's Bazar," August 26, 1882), Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), Landau 1840–1902 Guayaquil), Relief print and electrotype

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