Category:Grave of Oscar Wilde and Robert Baldwin Ross

**Oscar Wilde's tomb**
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Instance of	sculpture,; grave (Oscar Wilde, Robbie Ross)
Material used	Hopton Wood stone;
Genre	public art;
Location	Père Lachaise Cemetery, Père-Lachaise, 20th arrondissement of Paris, Paris, Metropolis of Greater Paris, Île-de-France, France
Creator	Jacob Epstein;
Commissioned by	Robbie Ross;
Inventory number	55 PA 1909;
Heritage designation	monument historique classé (1995–); registered historic monument (1983–); monument historique classé (1983–); monument historique classé (1990–); registered historic monument (1995–); monument historique classé (1995–); monument historique classé (2008–);
Inception	1914;
	48° 51′ 42.8″ N, 2° 23′ 53.3″ E OpenStreetMap; Locator tool;
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	Q12432989; Mérimée ID: PA00086780; BabelNet ID: 14571723n
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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 location	London (1916); New York City (1894–1902); Paris (1902–1905); London (1905–1912); Paris (1912–1916)
Authority control	: Q354779 VIAF: 12578600 ISNI: 0000 0001 2121 1219 ULAN: 500032047 LCCN: n50082931 Open Library: OL4336097A Oxford Dict.: 33025 GND: 119235668 SELIBR: 185293 SUDOC: 028911539 BNF: 12064941q RKD: 26446 NLI: 001438018 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
	Web page	www.paris.fr/perelachaise
	Authority control	: Q311 VIAF: 135988342 LCCN: n82144566 GND: 4075890-4 BNF: 11952843v NKC: kn20050428035 WorldCat