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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
Suddenly old Rolf stood before him
1907
Pen and black ink and pencil, on illustration board.
10 9/16 x 7 3/16 inches (268 x 183 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1366
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Title from published caption.
Original drawing for an illustration for A.C. Farqharson's translation of La Motte Fouqué's Sintram & his companions, London : Methuen & Co., 1908, p. 75 (facing).
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Signed and dated at lower right in pen and black ink, "Edmund J. Sullivan. 1907".
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows the knight Sintram standing among trees with his sword raised while the bearded figure of the knight Rolf stands before him at far left.
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