Edmund Joseph Sullivan

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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
Here then ... I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end
1927
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
10 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches (266 x 187 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1556
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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 left, "Edmund J. Sullivan 1927"; inscribed on verso, "Here then ... I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end. p. 74."

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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Drawing shows Dr. Jekyll seated at a desk and sealing his confession.

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