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Edwin Austin Abbey

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Pen and ink sketch sheet with a bottle at left and several quick studies of heads in caps and hats.

Studies of bottle and heads

Watercolor sketch of two men on a boat deck at sea, one in a straw hat, with a distant sailboat on the horizon.

Unfinished drawing of two men sailing - (unidentified illustration)

Charcoal study of an outstretched arm and hand on blue-grey paper, a figure study by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Figure study for "The Hours," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (completed b…

Pen sketch of a man in overcoat and top hat beside loose handwritten lettering reading A Happy New Year.

Sketch for a greeting card: A Happy New Year; study of a man reading a sign

Watercolor sketch of a fireplace design with a woman in a bonnet on the left, a bird panel in the center, and a landscape on

Preliminary sketch for a tile fireplace surround

1878

Charcoal study on grey paper of a robed figure with bowed head and clasped hands, draped in flowing cloth.

Study for The Quest of the Holy Grail (series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Public Library, completed in 1901)

Pencil study of a standing robed bearded man with clasped hands and upturned gaze on a tan sheet.

Study for a stained glass window picturing St. Peter, Paris

Pen and ink drawing of cloaked figures on a stone staircase before arched windows, by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1888.

Exuent Salarino and Salanio, from Act I, Scene i, Merchant of Venice

1888

Pencil sketch of two seated figures on a cart, one in a bonnet looking toward the viewer, the other seen from behind.

Two figures seated on a cart - (unidentified illustration)

Two sketches: sketch of two hands; sketch of an old man in profile

Pencil and red chalk study of a nude female figure with raised arm and draped cloth, by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902.

Sttudy of figure of 6 pm, for The Hours mural at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

1902

Pencil sketch of a small sailboat with triangular sails and a second boat hull sketched below on cream paper.

Sketch of a sailboat

Pencil sketch of two men seated at a table in an interior with an arched doorway and a fireplace.

Two men at table in an interior

Pencil sketch sheet with a man on horseback, two heads in wide-brimmed hats, and a standing figure outline.

Sheet of figure studies

Charcoal study of a bearded man with long hair, turned to the side, drawn on grey paper.

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

Watercolor sketch of an English house with mullioned windows, a pedimented doorway, and a green lawn in front.

View of an English House

Pen and ink sketches of a seated child gesturing at a table and a figure slumped over a table on paper.

Sketch for "Phillada Flouts Me," from Old Songs I (book published by Harper in 1889, previously published in Harper's…

1889

Ink and wash drawing of a large man in a long coat swinging a bucket at two boys beside a wooden table.

Man Swinging Bucket at Two Boys (recto); Two Men Behind a Wall (verso)

Ink and wash sketch of a tall man with a cane walking past two playful boys on tan paper.

Man Walking with Two Boys

Loose graphite sketch on tan paper of two figures beside a bed, with diagonal hatching and a tall standing figure at right.

Study for "Beside the bed..." - illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902),…

1890

Charcoal sketch on blue paper of an elderly woman in a pleated bonnet, with large round eyes and a downturned mouth.

Study of Benjamin Franklin for the murals at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (compl…

Charcoal sketch of a crouching nude male figure wearing a cap, reaching one arm downward, on cream paper.

Figure study for "Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth" mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pe…

1902

Pen and ink sketch of an elderly man seated on a stool beside a wicker basket in a dim interior.

Sketch for "Sally in Our Alley," from Old Songs

1886

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with a dark trunk and spreading branches, small buds visible at the twig tips, on aged paper

Sketch of budding tree branches

Charcoal and chalk study of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat and long coat with lace cuffs on brown paper.

Study for figure at left in "Penn's Treaty," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

1908

Watercolor study of trees, a green hedge, and a stone wall in a landscape on grey-blue paper.

Study of landscape with trees and stone wall

Pen and ink sketch of a young girl holding a stick beside New Year 1891 greeting lettering on a cream card.

Sketch for a greeting card: A Happy New Year 1891 from M.G.A. and E.A.A.

Brown wash drawing of two glazed wooden sheds beside overgrown shrubs, with a fence and steps at the right.

Shacks and Shrubs

Charcoal and red chalk study of a standing female figure with arms outstretched on blue-grey paper.

Study for "Spirit of Religious Liberty...guiding the ships," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Penns…

Ink drawing of a bowing man in Elizabethan dress reaching toward a standing woman in a long embroidered gown.

Gratiano: "My eyes, my lord, can look as swift as yours," from Act III, Scene ii, Merchant of Venice

1888

Graphite sketch of a nude female figure with arms outstretched, leaning forward, on cream paper.

Study for figure of 9 am for "The Hours" mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Pen and ink sketch of a woman in a shawl facing a bearded man in a hat, with two figures standing behind them.

Figure Scene, study for "A Castle in Spain"