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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
The dwarf, shuddering and scolding, leapt away into a dark ravine
1907
Pen and black ink and pencil, on illustration board.
10 11/16 x 7 5/8 inches (271 x 193 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1370
Inscription:
Signed and dated at lower left in pen and black ink, "Edmund J. Sullivan. 07".
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Notes:
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. 122 (facing).
Summary:
Drawing shows the Devil/dwarf leaping over an icy cliff, while Sintram stands on the edge, accompanied by the figure of Death with scythe and hourglass.
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