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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
"The fellow had a key; & what's more, he has it still. I saw him use it not a week ago."
1927
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
10 5/8 x 7 7/16 inches (270 x 188 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1548
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Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for Chapter 1 of Robert Louis Stevenson's, The strange case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. London : Macmillan & Co., 1928.
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Signed and dated at lower left, "Edmund J. Sullivan. 1927"; captioned in ink on verso, "Jekyll & Hyde. 'The fellow had a key; & what's more, he has it still. I saw him use it not a week ago.' p. 7.'"
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows Mr. Hyde opening a door with a key.
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