# Basil Hallward — The Picture of Dorian Gray character guide

> Basil Hallward in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Basil, Hallward, poor Basil

**First appearance:** 0001-the-picture-of-dorian-gray

## Who they are

The painter who creates Dorian's portrait and becomes obsessed with his subject's beauty.

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