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Edwin Austin Abbey

451 works

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Veiled women in robes process across a dusk landscape, one carrying a blue banner, with a draped bier behind them.

Dirge of the Three Queens

1895

Watercolor of a seated woman in a white bonnet with blue ribbons, in a pale dress beside a grey interior doorway.

The Hat with the Blue Ribbons

1884-86[?]

Ink and wash title page for Aesop's Fables with circular vignettes of fable scenes and bold lettering.

Title page for Aesop's Fables, No. 2 (recto); Sketches of Heads (verso)

Charcoal sketch of a headless clothed woman's figure with draped fabric and sleeve on tan paper.

Sketch of a woman's headless figure, clothed

Pencil sketch of a robed man with bowed head and clasped hands in prayer, drawn in loose hatched strokes on paper.

Robed figure, praying: study for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Ink and watercolor costume study of a man in a top hat, tan coat, striped waistcoat and blue trousers.

Sketch of a man - costume study for La Tosca(?)

Pen and brown ink sketch of a steam tugboat pushing a barge on a river, with trees and a domed building on the shore.

Tugboat Pushing Barge on River

1868

Graphite sketch on tan paper of a bird's wing with layered feathers shaded in soft tones and a dark shadow at right.

Study of a wing, for "Infancy of Galahad" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Pencil sketch of a young man kneeling on his hands and knees with his head bowed, on an off-white sheet.

Study of a young man, on his hands and knees

Illustration for "Little Robert Reed"

Pencil sketch of a cloaked standing figure with a smaller figure to the left and loose horizontal strokes above.

Study: Minstrel standing before wall

1898

Grey wash drawing of a gnarled tree beside a small arched stone bridge over a riverbank, with a blank foreground.

Landscape by a riverbank

Graphite study of a cloaked standing figure beside two hooded figures and a sketched castle on a gridded sheet.

Galahad on horseback: study for "Galahad Departs" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Pastel and chalk study of a female figure with raised arm and billowing drapery on a grey-green background.

Study for figure of 3 pm in "The Hours" ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

1904

Charcoal sketch of a hooded, robed figure bowing its head with one hand raised to the face in grief.

Study of a robed figure, crying, for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Pastel study of a young woman with long flowing red hair and a pale white garment against a dark background.

Study for the Head of Ophelia, in The Play Scene, in Hamlet

1897

Portrait of an old bearded man, in profile

Charcoal sketch of a young girl's head with tousled hair tied with a ribbon, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of a girl (unidentified sitter)

Pen drawing of two women in a stone interior, one seated holding a veil, the other standing with a book.

Rebecca and Rowena, illustration for Ivanhoe

1896

Watercolor and pencil sketch of architectural interior details with decorative panels, medallions, and an arch.

Sketch of an interior - architectural details

Loose watercolor sketch of a hooded woman in a cloak beside a tree, with a shadowy standing figure in the distant woods.

Figure in woods - unidentified illustration

Pencil sketch of an arched mural composition with standing draped figures, architectural forms and loose scribbled lines on a

Composition study for "Science Revealing the Treasures...": sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harris…

1902

Pencil sketch of an arched interior with a balustrade and a mural above, including a lion figure.

Drawing after John Singer Sargent's "Prophets" mural in Boston

Study of a young man's face, in profile

Circular red wash study with zodiac figures over a pencil geometric grid, by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Composition study with zodiac figures for "The Hours" ceiling mural, House Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol at Har…

Pencil study of concentric circles, squares and a stepped platform on aged paper, with handwritten annotations.

Study for an unidentified ceiling decoration

Charcoal study of a colonial soldier in a tricorn hat holding a musket, drawn on gray paper.

Figure study for "Valley Forge" mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

1909

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly man seated on a park bench near a street lamp while a child runs past.

Man on park bench - unidentified illustration

Watercolor and ink sketch of a dark cloaked figure walking across green hills under a pale blue sky.

Cloaked man in landscape - unidentified illustration

Ink and wash drawing of two men in period dress, one gesturing, beside a broken pot on the ground.

Cartoon of two men and broken pot

Grey wash landscape in a circle showing a river between wooded hills, grazing cows, and a tree under cloudy sky.

Landscape with river - rondel format

1868

Charcoal study of a bald bearded man in a buttoned coat leaning over a ledge, hand raised to his head.

Figure studies for King Arthur's Round Table, from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of fifteen paintings for the…

1892