Wilde, Oscar. (1854–1900) [Sarony, Napoleon. (1812–1896)] Cabinet Photograph from 1882 NY Sarony Portrait SessionSarony of New York cabinet photograph of the Irish playwright and leader of the Aesthetic Movement, taken at the start of his 1882 lecture tour of the United States and Canada by Napoleon Sarony, the pre eminent New York photographer of his day and one of the city's favorite eccentrics. During the portrait sitting, Wilde posed for at least 27 photographs, in various attire which he anticipated would be distributed to cities in advance of his arrival.