'Ariadne in Naxos; or, Very Like a Wail', 1882. Artist: Unknown

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Ariadne in Naxos; or, Very Like a Wail', 1882. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit, left England in 1882 to tour America. This cartoon shows Aestheticism, as Ariadne on Naxos, lamenting the departure of Oscar. From Punch. (London, 4 February 1882).

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Photo credit: © Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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