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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
There lay the body of a man sorely contorted and still twitching
1927
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
10 7/16 x 7 1/4 inches (266 x 185 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1552
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Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for 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 right, "Edmund J. Sullivan 1927"; inscribed on verso, "There lay the body of a man sorely contorted and still twitching. p. 44."
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows Mr. Hyde lying on the hearth rug, clutching a bottle in one hand and grimacing.
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