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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
The Winter's Tale
1906
Charcoal, black ink, and graphite, on illustration board.
14 9/16 x 10 7/8 inches (371 x 276 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1562
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Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for Shakespeare's "The Winter's tale," published as a photogravure frontispiece plate in: Shakespeare's comedies. London : J.M. Dent & Sons, 1911.
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Signed and dated at bottom, "Edmund J. Sullivan 1906"; on verso in pen, "A winter's tale"; in pencil, "Frontispiece."
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows Hermione bowing to receive the kneeling Perdita, as Paulina looks on from the background at right.
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