Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
"Halt, Sir Donald!"
1900
11 1/4 x 7 15/16 inches (284 x 201 mm)
Pen and black ink, on paper, mounted on illustration board.
1986.1545
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from published caption.
Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for Robert Barr's short story, "The King a-begging," as it was published with Sullivan's illustrations in the McClure's magazine, v. 16, 1900-1901, p. 315; later published in the author's collected series of short stories featuring the fictionalized adventures of James V Scotland, entitled: A prince of good fellows, London : Chatto & Windus; New York : McClure, Phillips & Co., 1902.
Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for Robert Barr's short story, "The King a-begging," as it was published with Sullivan's illustrations in the McClure's magazine, v. 16, 1900-1901, p. 315; later published in the author's collected series of short stories featuring the fictionalized adventures of James V Scotland, entitled: A prince of good fellows, London : Chatto & Windus; New York : McClure, Phillips & Co., 1902.
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Signed and dated at lower right, "Edmund J. Sullivan. 1900"; captioned in pencil at bottom, "The King took a few steps forward, raised his sword aloft & shouted - "Halt, Sir Donald!"; at head, in pencil, "4"; in pencil on verso, "McClure"; label on verso recording the title of the article, the artist, and publication date (Feb. 1901).
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