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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
Hyde had a song upon his lips as he compounded the draught, and as he drank it pledged the dead man
1927
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
10 7/16 x 7 5/16 inches (265 x 186 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1554
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Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for Robert Louis Stevenson's, The strange case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. London : Macmillan & Co., 1928.
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Signed and dated at lower left, "Edmund J. Sullivan 1927"; inscribed on verso, "Hyde had a song upon his lips as he compounded the draught, and as he drank it pledged the dead man. p. 68."
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows Mr. Hyde lifting a tall glass in a toast as he prepares to drink the potion.
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