Category:Grave of Oscar Wilde and Robert Baldwin Ross

**Oscar Wilde's tomb**
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Instance of	sculpture; grave (Oscar Wilde, Robbie Baldwin Ross);
Made from material	Hopton Wood stone;
Genre	public art;
Location	Père Lachaise Cemetery, Quartier du Père-Lachaise, 20th arrondissement of Paris, Paris, Grand Paris, Île-de-France, Metropolitan France, France
Creator	Jacob Epstein;
Commissioned by	Robbie Baldwin Ross;
Inventory number	55 PA 1909;
Heritage designation	classified historical monument (1995–); monument historique inscrit (1983–); classified historical monument (1983–); classified historical monument (1990–); monument historique inscrit (1995–); classified historical monument (1995–); classified historical monument (2008–);
Inception	1914;
	48° 51′ 42.8″ N, 2° 23′ 53.3″ E
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Jacob Epstein: Oscar Wilde's tomb

Artist



Alternative names	Sir Jacob Epstein; Jacob, Sir Epstein; Sir Epstein; Jacob Epstein (Sir); j. epstein; Epstein
Description	British sculptor and painter
Date of birth/death	10 November 1880	19 August 1959
Location of birth/death	New York City	London
Work period	1900 –1959
Work location	New York City (1894–1902); Paris (1912–1916); London (1905–1912); Paris (1902–1905); London (1916)
Authority file	: Q354779 VIAF: 12578600 ISNI: 0000000121211219 ULAN: 500032047 LCCN: n50082931 NLA: 35066775 Open Library: OL4336097A Oxford Dict.: 33025 GND: 119235668 SELIBR: 185293 SUDOC: 028911539 BNF: 12064941q BIBSYS: 90215454 NKC: jo20231189074 NLP: a0000002200038 RKD: 26446 J9U: 987007260841205171 Koninklijke: 070468419 WorldCat

Title

Tomb of Oscar Wilde and Robert Baldwin Ross

Object type

tomb

Genre

public art

Description

English: Wilde was buried in the Cimetière de Bagneux outside Paris but was later moved to Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. His tomb in Père Lachaise was designed by sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein, at the request of Robert Ross, who also asked for a small compartment to be made for his own ashes. Ross's ashes were transferred to the tomb in 1950. The numerous spots on it are lipstick traces from admirers. The modernist angel depicted as a relief on the tomb was originally complete with male genitals. They were broken off as obscene and kept as a paperweight by a succession of Père Lachaise Cemetery keepers. Their current whereabouts are unknown. In the summer of 2000, intermedia artist Leon Johnson performed a 40 minute ceremony entitled Re-membering Wilde in which a commissioned silver prosthesis was installed to replace the vandalised genitals.

Español: La tumba del escritor irlandés Oscar Wilde en el cementerio de Père Lachaise, Paris.

Français : Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) est enterré provisoirement au cimetière de Bagneux avant d'être transféré en 1909 au cimetière du Père-Lachaise. Terminée en 1914, la sculpture réalisée par le sculpteur Jacob Epsetin déplut au conservateur qui la fit bâcher pendant plusieurs années. La sépulture est inspirée des portes assyriennes de Khorsabad. À l'occasion du cinquantième anniversaire de la mort d'Oscar Wilde, les cendres de Robert Ross sont incluses dans la tombe d'Oscar Wilde.

Date

1911-1914

Medium

Hopton Wood stone

Collection

Père Lachaise Cemetery

	Native name	Cimetière du Père-Lachaise
	Parent institution
	Location	8 Boulevard de Ménilmontant 75020 Paris France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 43″ N, 2° 23′ 39″ E
	Established	1804
	Authority file	: Q311 VIAF: 135988342 LCCN: n82144566 OSM: 11838120 GND: 4075890-4 SUDOC: 027502864 WorldCat

Current location

Division 89, avenue Carette, line 1, Moiroux: D21, on the right : Papeil
concession number: Concession à perpétuité n°55 PA 1909

Accession number

55 PA 1909

Object location

48° 51′ 42.8″ N, 2° 23′ 53.3″ E

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Object history

Français : Octobre-novembre 2011 : restauration du monument et pose de vitres financées par Ireland Fund of France.

Inscriptions

[illegible]

Notes

Français : Monument élevé par souscription.

References

Comoedia
Comoedia
Jules Moiroux (1909) Le cimetière du Père-Lachaise, p. 190
(1913-03-09). "Pauvre mort !". La Semaine politique et littéraire de Paris: 6.
Domenico Gabrielli (2002) Dictionnaire historique du Père-Lachaise, Les éditions de l'amateur, p. 315 ISBN: 978-2859173463.
Première tombe d'Oscar Wilde au cimetière de Bagneux
Tombe bâchée en 1912

Media in category "Grave of Oscar Wilde and Robert Baldwin Ross"

The following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total.

Grave of Oscar Wilde and Robert Baldwin Ross (28306420169).jpg 2,048 × 1,536; 1.69 MB
Kisses and messages on grave of Oscar Wilde.jpg 2,048 × 3,072; 3.14 MB
Monument of Oscar Wilde - Paris - London LCCN2014691377.tif 5,829 × 4,216; 23.45 MB
Monument of Oscar Wilde LCCN2014690681.jpg 5,685 × 4,198; 3.73 MB
Monument of Oscar Wilde LCCN2014690681.tif 5,685 × 4,198; 22.77 MB
Oscar Wilde - Pere Lachaise - 01.jpg 2,048 × 1,536; 1.09 MB
Oscar Wilde @ Pére Lachaise 02 Paris.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 5.87 MB
OSCAR WILDE Père Lachaise Détail.png 3,888 × 2,592; 17.56 MB
Pere Lachaise, Paris - Detail of the grave of Oscar Wilde, by Jacob Epstein.jpg 1,712 × 1,368; 532 KB
Pere-Lachaise Oscar-Wilde2.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 458 KB
Père-Lachaise - Oscar Wilde - restauration 2011 01.jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 7.48 MB
Père-Lachaise - Oscar Wilde - restauration 2011 02.jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 4.46 MB
Text on grave of Oscar Wilde.jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 3.15 MB
Tomb of Oscar Wilde I.jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 5.57 MB
Tombe d'Oscar Wilde .jpg 2,816 × 2,112; 2.1 MB
Tombe d'Oscar Wilde.jpg 2,816 × 2,112; 2.3 MB
Verse on Back - Tomb of Oscar Wilde.jpg 2,048 × 1,536; 606 KB
Wilde 2556389642 7b2ba7911c o.jpg 1,024 × 741; 160 KB

Category:Grave of Oscar Wilde and Robert Baldwin Ross

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