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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
Melancholy claims him for her own
1920s?
Pen and ink over graphite, on illustration board.
10 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches (266 x 188 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1606
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Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan, possibly intended as an illustration for an unidentified edition of Gray's Elegy.
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At top, in pencil, "Melancholy claims him for her own"; on verso, "Gray's 'Elegy'".
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows a young man leaning over the railing of a wooden bridge, his chin in his hand, gazing down at the water with a disconsolate expression; in his other hand he holds a tricorn hat and walking stick.
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