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Edwin Austin Abbey

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Pencil sketch on tan paper of a standing woman in a long gown beside a man in a hat, with a loose plant study at left.

Unidentified sketches- Studies of a man and woman

Figure study for Seven Deadly Sins, from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of 15 paintings for the Boston Public…

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a standing woman with short auburn hair wearing a long pink empire-waist gown.

Sketch of a woman in pink - costume study for a play?

Graphite sketch on blue-grey paper of a mounted knight with raised lance, beside a framed mural study with a kneeling figure.

Study for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Portrait of a young man (unidentified sitter)

Charcoal study on blue-grey paper of two nude male figures holding torches with smoking flames, with sketched arches above.

Study of two flamebearers

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded sailor in a cap leaning by a barrel on a rocky shore beside an overturned boat.

Captain Sandy

1883

Charcoal and pastel composition study on grid paper showing a red-clad figure and dark clustered figures, a mural design sket

Composition study for "Seven Deadly Sins" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Study of a man, seated, deep in thought

Ink and wash drawing of a tangled heap of men and boys on the ground, one raising a hat, with a standing observer at right.

Pile of men: caricature of "rough-house" Early

Grey ink and wash drawing of a snowy half-timbered house beside a bare tree under a dark sky.

A Winter Scene: House in the Snow (recto); Assorted Figure Studies (verso)

Pencil sketch of a seated man gesturing toward a standing man in a jacket, in a room with a table and doorway.

Two gentlemen - unidentified illustration

Pencil design sketch with hand-lettered book title at top and a row of loosely drawn flowers on stems at bottom.

Sketch for Robert Herrick's "Hespiredes and Noble Numbers"

Hooded Figure (recto); Study of a Male Figure (verso)

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of faces and a partial hand on cream paper.

Sketches of faces

Design study with hand-lettered title The Land of the Midnight Sun above yellow and orange sun motifs with radiating rays on

The Land of the Midnight Sun - illustration for a book jacket(?)

Pencil sketch of an interior with a standing man, a seated figure, an arched opening and a large circular table.

Unidentified illustration- Interior with figures, bloth sides of page

Pen and ink drawing of an interior with a woman by a table, a kneeling cloaked figure, and two men at an open door.

"Charles, Charles, how has thou deceived me?," illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer

1884

Pen and ink interior scene of men in 18th-century dress in a tavern, with a standing man holding a cane and a woman at right.

"His house was known to all the vagrant train," illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and…

1890

Ink and wash drawing of two men in period dress conversing on a seashore, with a sailing ship on the horizon.

Two men conversing on seashore - unidentified illustration

Pencil sketch of a standing winged angel in a flowing robe with a star halo, with smaller head studies and stars at right.

Study of an angel (for stained glass? for a ceiling?)

Sketch of a female figure, seated - unidentified illustration

Pen and ink sketch of a standing man in a long coat and cap beside a cabinet, on tan paper.

Study for "His looks adorned..." - illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 190…

Chalk and charcoal study of a man seen from behind, wearing draped cloth and a cap, on dark gray paper with grid lines.

Figure study for "The Spirit of Vulcan, Genius of the Workers in Iron and Steel," lunette in the rotunda of the Penns…

1902

Charcoal and white chalk figure study on orange paper showing a bent arm and muscular torso.

Figure study for mural at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (completed by John Singer…

Charcoal sketch of a carved architectural capital with scrolls and leaf ornament on blue-grey paper, with faint chalk outline

Sketch of a capital

Charcoal and chalk study of two figures clasping hands, drawn on brown paper, by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Study of two figures shaking hands in the "Penn's Treaty," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsyl…

1902

Charcoal sketch of two intertwined hands with shaded fingers and loose hatching on a pale paper background.

Sketch of two hands

Chalk study of a female nude with raised arm against blue hatched background on black paper, by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Study for figure of 4 pm in "The Hours" mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

1902

Charcoal and white chalk study of three male figures in dynamic poses, one arm raised, on dark grey paper.

Figure study for "The Spirit of Vulcan," mural in the rotunda of the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvan…

1905

Pen and ink drawing of two 18th-century figures in a panelled room, one gesturing toward a seated woman on a sofa.

"Am I in Face To-day?," illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer

1884

Loose pencil sketch of a seated figure and small figure beneath hatched shadows, with architectural guidelines on cream paper

Unidentified illustration- Study for Shakespearean scene, possibly early study for Mariana in "Measure for Measure"