Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist infatuated by Dorian\'s beauty.
The wish is granted,.
Suddenly understanding that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than he, will age and fade.
Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, and he soon is enthralled by the aristocrat\'s hedonistic worldview: that beauty and sensual fulfilment are the only things worth pursuing in life.
Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist infatuated by Dorian\'s beauty