A fine original portrait photograph of the Irish playwright and leader of the Aesthetic Movement, 1889; printed 1891. Silver print, the image measuring 5 1/2 x 3 5/8 inches (14 x 9.2 cm.), the mount 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (24.1 x 17.1 cm.), with the printed sitter's name and photographer's (W. & D. Downey) credit and location, on mount recto, from the publication The Cabinet Portrait Gallery. Mounting sheet toned, photograph fine.