Edmund Joseph Sullivan
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Original drawing for an illustration for G.K. Chesterton's short story "The purple wig," from The wisdom of Father Brown; as the story first appeared with Sullivan's illustrations in the Pall Mall magazine, May, 1913.
Signed and dated at lower left, "Edmund J. Sullivan. 1913"; inscribed in ink at bottom, "The purple wig. By G.K. Chesterton. I. The curse of the Eyres of old has lain heavy on this country ."; at top right, "Please return original to to Edmund J. Sullivan A.R.W.S 18 Hill Road St. John's Wood, NW."; label on verso from the Pall Mall Magazine, addressed to the engraving/printing firm of Messrs. Hiffe, specifying the screen size, along with the dimensions, number of copies, date needed, and the title of the story for which the engraved block is needed.
Drawing shows a scene in front of a country inn, where a Father Brown sits with two other men at a wooden table; they are addressed by a fourth man, who stands at one end of the table by the tavern door.