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Original drawing for an illustration for G.K. Chesterton's short story "The head of Caesar," from The wisdom of Father Brown; as the story first appeared with Sullivan's illustrations in the Pall Mall magazine, June, 1913.
Signed and dated at bottom, "Edmund J. Sullivan. 1913"; inscribed in ink at bottom, "The head of Caesar. 2. An empty medicine bottle lay on the floor. Across the table the body of the man in the brown dressing gown lay."; at upper right, "Please return original 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 that a line block is wanted, 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 room where the body of a bearded man lies sprawled across a table; Father Brown stands over the body, with an umbrella in one hand and the other held to his forehead, while behind him Flambeau stands with the receiver of a telephone held to his ear; on the floor below lie scattered coins, a man's hat, umbrella, and a medicine bottle.