Brewster Reference Number 1933.238 IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. ' " inscribed and erased, lower right, in graphite: "Same size underlined]" Dimensions 354 × 255 mm (sheet) Credit Line Gift of Walter S. I wish I could say it was mine.' / 'You will my boy. Status Currently Off View Department Prints and Drawings Artist Philip William May Title Oscar Wilde and Whistler Origin England Date 1894 Medium Pen and black ink, with black crayon and touches of blue crayon, on ivory laminate board Inscriptions Signed recto, upper right, in black ink: "Phil May / 94 " inscribed recto, at bottom, in black ink and graphite: " 'That was an awfully good joke you made last/ night. He is most famous for his sophisticated, brilliantly witty plays, which were the first since the comedies of Sheridan and Goldsmith to have both dramatic and literary merit. Oscar is the second of the couples three. The caption refers to Whistler’s repeated assertions that Wilde plagiarized his ideas, accusations that ended their guardedly amicable relationship in 1890. Wilde, Oscar (Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde), 18541900, Irish author and wit, b. Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde is born in Dublin to Sir William and Francesca Elgee Wilde. This caricature of Wilde and Whistler was reproduced in Phil May’s Sketch-book, which was first issued in 1895. The bold style and sharp wit of his drawings attracted a wide following, and his illustrations were also published in book form. Phil May, a friend of Roussel and a member of the Chelsea Arts Club, contributed caricatures of actors, artists, and writers to London periodicals.
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