The Scandalous History of Oscar Wilde’s Memorial Tomb
Jacob Epstein was very upset . For months , the sculptor had toiled on a memorial tomb forOscar Wilde , the celebrated — and often rail — author of work likeThe Picture of Dorian Gray . When he had land up and placed the headstone , which took theformof a 9 - foot - by-11 - substructure fly physical body in flight , it was promptly covered up by a cemetery functionary ....