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Intro. Basil Hallward is a talented but conventional painter and a character in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. He's known for his masterpiece portrait of Dorian Gray, which marks a new phase in his career. Basil is a deeply moral, sensitive, and principled man who sees beauty, art, and goodness in Dorian. He's infatuated with Dorian, who becomes his muse and patron, and his love for Dorian inspires a new school of expression in his art.

Basil Hallward

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