A group photograph of students at Magdalen, Oxford, c. 1876 – Oscar Wilde is fifth from left on the second row with a dark top hat and facing the camera.
An unrecorded photograph featuring Oscar Wilde has turned up in an auction of photographs, posters, postcards and autographs by Dominic Winter Auctioneers in Cirencester on May 20. Oscar arrived as an undergraduate in 1874 and graduated four years later, by which time he had become one of Oxford’s most recognisable figures, known for his wit and presence. The group photograph of students and teachers is estimated at £3,000-£5,000.