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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
The Ingoldsby legends
1904
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
14 9/16 x 9 1/8 inches (370 x 232 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1559
Notes:
Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for a frontispiece illustration for Thomas Ingoldsby's The Ingoldsby legends, or, Mirth and marvels. London : George Newnes Limited ; New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, [1904].
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Signed and dated at lower left, "Edmund J. Sullivan 1904"; inscribed on verso, "The Ingoldsby legends, or, Mirth and marvels. By Thomas Ingoldsby, Esq. London, George Newnes Ltd etc. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons etc."
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows the author Thomas Ingoldsby surrounded by creatures and characters from his writings.
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