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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
King Richard III
1906
Charcoal and graphite, on illustration board.
14 9/16 x 10 3/4 inches (370 x 273 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1565
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Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for act I, scene 2 of Shakespeare's "King Richard III," published in: Shakespeare's histories. London : J.M. Dent & Sons, 1911, p. 568 (facing).
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Signed and dated at lower left, "Edmund J. Sullivan /06"; on verso in ink, "Richard III."
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows King Richard III on his knees and baring his breast to Lady Anne, who stands over him with a rapier pointed at his chest.
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