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The article about William Powell Frith’s 'The Private View at the Royal Academy' in ATG No 2380.

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Frith included an image of Oscar Wilde in his panorama of 1881, the author having received much acclaim and infamy for his book Poems, and having made a name for himself as a leader of the Aestheticism movement. However, the trials (in fact there were three) were in 1895, not 1885 as you reported.

Peter W Card, director, Transport Collector Auctions & Valuations

ATG replies: this was due to an error on our part. Apologies.