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Edwin Austin Abbey

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Pencil sketch on tan paper of overgrown shrubs before a stone wall, an arched doorway and a tall tree.

Overgrown garden(?) cemetery(?)

Pencil sketch of two clenched hands and forearms in combat, with faint scribbled studies on the lower right of the page.

Sketch of two arms in combat

Pencil sketch of a boy seen from behind, standing with one arm extended, drawn in loose quick lines on pale paper.

Study of a boy

Pencil landscape of mountains, a river with an arched stone bridge, trees, and a small figure on a path.

"Grange" - landscape with river, bridge, mountains in distance

Grey wash drawing of a crowd of townspeople watching a puppet show booth, with a dog and children in the foreground.

Crowd Scene

Pastel study of a standing woman in a flowing red gown against a window, drawn on brown paper.

Study of a woman in Renaissance costume - (unidentified illustration for a Shakespeare play?)

Pencil sketch of an interior with a standing man reading aloud and two seated women, one holding a fan.

Sketch of an interior: man reading aloud, women knitting - unidentified illustration

Pencil sketch of a robin perched on a branch with handwritten Herrick poem lines below on tan paper.

"To Robin Red Breast," sketch for an unrealized illustration for Selections from the Poetry of Robert Herrick (book p…

1882

Watercolor study of a cloaked figure on a windy dune beside a leaning tree and a pale robed figure.

Study for "The Scarlet Letter"(?) (oil painting)

Pencil sketch of two glassblowers with long blowpipes beside a box, with an arched building and a third figure in the backgro

Study of glassblowers (recto); Studies of calligraphic designs (verso)

Pen and ink sketch of a woman in a long gown in a hall beside a Gothic balustrade, with faint figures behind her.

Juliet in hall, from Romeo and Juliet

Pencil sketch of a man with shoulder-length hair and a steady gaze, signed in the lower left, on cream paper.

Study for Rittenhouse: sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (comple…

Watercolor costume sketch of a standing man in a loose blue robe with striped trim, hand on hip, by Edwin Austin Abbey.

John of Gaunt, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Charcoal study of a hooded, robed figure leaning on a staff, drawn on grey paper with white highlights and grid lines.

Figure study for the Knighting of Sir Galahad, from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of fifteen paintings for th…

1892

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly man in a dark robe holding a book beside a carved wooden chair and baluster.

"His looks adorned...," illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902), p. 47

1890

Ink sketch of a seated woman in a long skirt and a standing man with raised hands beside a wooden chair.

Study of two women at table - unidentified illustration

Pencil sketch of a draped female figure with arms raised overhead and flowing hair on tan paper.

An angel

Pencil sketch of a recumbent effigy and grave slab beside a column and arches inside Iona Cathedral.

The Grave of MacLeod of MacLeod: Iona Cathedral

Ink sketch of figures near a stone column and cobbled ground, a study by Edwin Austin Abbey on blue-grey paper.

Galahad at the Castle, study for The Quest of the Holy Grail (series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Public Libra…

Pencil sketch of a standing man pointing upward, a seated figure, and a group of laughing faces in an interior.

Group of figures - (unidentified illustration) ("Aunt Eunice"?)

Charcoal sketch of a draped winged angel figure on cream paper, with a small sketched figure at lower right.

Study of an angel, probably for a stained glass window. Another study on reverse

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a young man in a long green coat, arms outstretched, wearing pink trousers and tall boots.

Sketch of a young man - study for illustration to a play?

Pencil sketch of a hooded, draped standing figure with bowed head on pale paper, study by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Study for figure of 11 pm(?) in "The Hours" ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Pen and ink drawing of a standing woman in a striped gown and cloak, with men in caps behind her.

Katharina, illustration for Act I, Scene i, Taming of the Shrew

1892

Pen and ink drawing of a plumed armored rider on horseback with a bearded man pointing beside him, sword and shields on the g

Cassius: "O look Titinius" Act V, scene iii, Julius Caesar

1904

Pencil study of a standing nude woman with arms raised, holding flowing drapery or a scroll, with loose sketched background l

Study of a nude female figure holding a scroll

Ink sketches on cream paper of a lute-playing minstrel in a field, with a distant figure and loose studies above.

Three studies for Wandering Minstrel (oil painting)

Study for "Apotheosis of Pennsylvania," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (c…

1909

Pen and blue ink sketch of three figures, two seated and one standing with an outstretched arm, on pale paper.

Studies of seated figures. Landscape on reverse

Watercolor study of a woman in a pink gown beside a man in a brown coat in a dim interior, with pencil hat sketches at right.

Study of an interior: couple preparing to leave for the evening

Pen and wash drawing of a boy in a flat cap cradling a puppy beside an iron railing and doorway.

Boy with puppy

Pen drawing of a man in a hat seen from behind, pointing with a stick, beside hand-lettered A Happy New Year greeting.

A Happy New Year

c. 1900-1910