#oscar and bosie

In honour of the wonderful Oscar Wilde, whose 159th birthday it is on the 16th, pictured here with his beautiful and beloved Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas.
(My earlier posts featuring this dapper pair can be found here)
 

So many vintage photographs of two male sitters appearing intimately linked may be nothing more than platonic affection between friends or relations, but in this case they are undoubtedly lovers, as we know exactly who they are for a change, famous faces indeed!

queering:

Oscar Wilde; Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas by Gillman & Co.
silver gelatin print, May 1893
(via National Portrait Gallery, London)