Dorian Gray is a fictional character and the anti-hero of Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. He is an aristocratic Victorian man depicted as remarkably handsome, young, impressionable, and wealthy. Influenced by Lord Henry Wotton's hedonistic philosophy, Dorian becomes obsessed with his own beauty and youth, leading him to pursue pleasure above all else. This pursuit of self-indulgence, however, comes at a great cost, as his portrait, painted by Basil Hallward, bears the burden of his moral decay, while Dorian himself retains his youthful appearance.