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Edwin Austin Abbey

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Loose watercolor sketch of a figure in a long robe standing beside a large tree with a spreading canopy on gray paper.

Figures standing beneath a tree - (unidentified illustration)

Pencil sketches of primrose-like flowers and leaves in several clusters on a pale sheet of paper.

Studies of flowers

Charcoal and white chalk drawing on brown paper of a standing figure in a flowing robe, head bowed, hands clasped.

Figure study for the Infant Galahad (?), from The Quest of the Holy Grail (first of a series of fifteen murals for th…

1893

Portrait of a man, left profile, writing at desk

1878

Watercolor costume sketch of an armored man in a heraldic tabard with blue lions and diamond patterns.

Northumberland - Tabard, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Charcoal figure study on grey paper showing a standing figure's hips and legs, one leg shaded darker than the other.

Figure study for "Apotheosis of Pennsylvania," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-…

Pen and ink sketch of gabled rooftops, chimneys, shuttered windows and a leafy tree on paper.

Sketch of an exterior: buildings and tree

Pencil sketch of seated figures in an interior, a couple in the foreground with onlookers gathered around them.

Sketch of a couple playing a game, surrounded by onlookers, in an interior (?) - unidentified illustration

Watercolor of a plumed sentry with a musket on a wall, a second figure at right, cannon and city skyline behind.

Two sentries atop a fortress wall

Pen and ink sketch of a child holding a banner beside a drummer, with New Year greeting text by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Sketch for a greeting card: All Good WIshes for the New Year from M.G. and E.A. Abbey

Pen sketch of a reclining woman and a seated cloaked figure beneath a pointed arch, with loose drapery studies below.

Unidentified illustration

Pencil sketch of a stooped old man in a long robe holding a bowl while several cats gather around his feet.

Old Man feeding his cats

Charcoal and white chalk study of an extended hand with fingers spread, drawn on tan paper.

Sketch of a hand (recto); Composition studies for a play (?) (verso)

Pencil sketch on cream paper of a standing draped figure with bowed head and raised hand, study for a ceiling painting.

Study for figure of 10 pm in "The Hours" ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Pencil sketch of a man in a top hat on horseback, with a partial study of a horse's hindquarters to the right.

Man on horseback

Watercolor and ink sketch of women in bonnets and a standing man seated in a room with chairs.

Sketch of women in an interior - unidentified illustration

Pastel portrait study of a man with a mustache and white collar on gray paper, by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Coronation of Edward VII Portrait: George Canning Harris, Baron

1903

Pencil sketch of a small plain meeting house with two doors among trees, with a seated man in a hat by a wooden fence.

View of the Friends Meeting House

1866

Graphite study of a standing woman in a long gown gazing down at a bowl she holds in both hands.

Woman holding a bowl: study for "The Grove of the Academe," painting commissioned by Curtis Publishing Co., Philadelp…

Grey wash drawing of men in a rowboat with a horn player, figures running on a shore with trees, and a distant ship.

Men in rowboat fleeing Indians on shore - unidentified illustration (Columbus discovering New World?) - explorers lan…

Grey wash sketch of a river with a pale water expanse and dark shrubs and trees along the right bank.

Landscape by a river

Pencil sketch of four men in a tavern-like gathering, three seated and one standing, one raising a mug.

Study for .1212 - illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902)

Pen and ink sketch of a hand holding a wooden frame beside lettering reading Ex Libris M.G. & E.A. Abbey.

Sketch for Ex Libris: M.G. & E.A. Abbey

Pencil sketch of a country house exterior with shuttered windows, a wooden fence, and an open landscape beyond.

Sketch of an exterior of a country house

Pen and ink sheet with several sketched faces, including a bearded man in a cap and a broadly laughing face.

Sheet of sketches of faces

Charcoal and white chalk study of a nude male figure with raised arms on blue-grey paper.

Study for figure of 12 noon in "The Hours," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Sargent)

1902

Pencil sketch of a seated figure reaching an arm out, with a reclining figure at upper left, study for a mural.

Figure study for "Spirit of Light" mural at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (comple…

Pen sketch of two robed figures in conversation before a faint architectural backdrop, with two small head studies at right.

Sketch for "The Reconciliation of the Merhcant Taylors' with the Skinners' Company, in the time of Richard the Third"…

1896

Pencil and grey wash sketch of a horse and standing figure beside a dark tankard shape on pale paper.

Sketch of a tankard

Charcoal and chalk study of a seated jester in a diamond-patterned costume and hood, leaning on a long staff, on grey paper.

Study of Jester (unused), for the Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Public Librar…

1892

Watercolor sketch of shrubs and slender trees with green foliage above a reddish-brown ground on grey paper.

Landscape with trees

Pencil sketch of a rocky landscape with a large tree trunk on the left, a fence, and loose hatched shading on boulders.

Sketch of a landscape with tree, fence and female figure