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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
King Richard II
1907
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
15 3/16 x 10 13/16 inches (386 x 275 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1564
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Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for act IV, scene 1 of Shakespeare's "King Richard II," published in: Shakespeare's histories. London : J.M. Dent & Sons, 1911, p. 112 (facing).
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Signed and dated at lower right, "Edmund J. Sullivan 1907"; captioned at foot, "King Richard II."
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows King Richard II holding out the crown to Bolingbroke.
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