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Tom the child -- the poor innocent who never had an ounce of wit since the day he was born

Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933

Tom the child -- the poor innocent who never had an ounce of wit since the day he was born

1905
14 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches (372 x 270 mm)
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
1986.1531

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Notes
Title from published caption.
Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for Herminie Templeton's story, "The ashes of old wishes," as it was published in McClure's magazine, v. 26, 1905-1906, p. 217.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated at lower right, "Edmund J. Sullivan. 1905"; inscribed in pen on verso, "The Ashes of Old Wishes" (7) "Tom the child -- the poor innocent who never had an ounce of wit since the day he was born; stamped on verso: Etch on copper; label affixed to verso with the order or plate number(?), story title, and artist's name filled in.
Classification
Century Drawings