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Edwin Austin Abbey

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Pen drawing of a woman with a fan watching a moth, and a seated man reading in a wing chair in a paneled interior.

Now Crossed a Mirror's Face

c. 1889

Charcoal sketch of two figures, one seated reading in the foreground and one standing behind, among dark trees.

Two figures - (unidentified illustration)

Pen and ink sketch of a seated woman in a white bonnet and long skirt against hatched dark shading.

Sketch for Old Songs I (book published by Harper in 1889, previously published in Harper's Monthly Magazine); Woman i…

1889

Pencil sketch of a man in a wide hat gesturing toward a woman in a long gown, with faint interior lines.

Sketch for "A Love Song," from Old Songs I (book published by Harper in 1889, previously published in Harper's Monthl…

1889

Loose brown wash landscape of rolling hills with faint pencil figure sketch in the sky area.

Landscape

Loose pen and graphite sketch of robed figures and a crowd on tan paper, study for a painted series by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Galahad and the Captive Virtues, study for The Quest of the Holy Grail (series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Pu…

Pen and ink sketch of a smiling woman in a bonnet on a rock by the sea, holding a book, with gulls overhead.

Woman on beach holding book, sketch for The Lay of the Lobster

1886

Pen and ink sketch of two men in period dress talking beside a woman, with a small dog and a distant boat.

Study of two men, woman, and a dog, from Love's Labour's Lost (?)

1891

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a man's head in three-quarter view on gray paper, a study for a mural.

Study for William Penn: sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (compl…

Graphite sketch of a bent arm with a clenched fist and loose hatched shading on cream paper.

Sketch of an upper torso

Charcoal sketch of a veiled female figure seated with head bowed and hands near her chest, on pale paper.

Sketch of a cloaked female figure in prayer for Three Marys at the Cross

Pen and ink drawing of robed figures in alarm across a classical colonnade with columns, a pedestal, and dark trees.

The Oracle Defied, Act III, Scene ii, The Winter's Tale

1892

Watercolor fall landscape with two birch trees, autumn foliage, a small pool, evergreens and distant hills under grey sky.

Fall landscape

Study for figure of 8 am for "The Hours" mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Graphite sketch of a nude female figure with arms raised and one leg bent, on cream paper numbered 5.

Figure study for "The Hours" - (9 am?): sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,…

Pencil and chalk studies of a seated woman in a yellow dress and white headdress on a grey-blue sheet.

Two studies for Ophelia and Hamlet in the Play Scene in Hamlet

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a standing woman in flowing blue drapery on a blue paper ground.

Sketch of a woman - costume study for a play?

Pencil sketch of a man in a long robe stretching with arms raised, with loose studies of a head and stool on tan paper.

Man in robe yawning and stretching

Hand-lettered title page in black and red blackletter script with a small comic mask drawing, reading The Comedies of William

Title page to The Comedies by William Shakespeare

Pastel study of a female figure with raised arm and billowing drapery against a blue background, on grey paper.

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

1904

Pen and ink sketch of a seated figure in a flat cap and jacket, legs crossed, looking toward the viewer.

Rosalind in boys clothing

1890

Pencil sketch of women in an interior, one seated at a table, one playing a harp, with two small standing figure studies belo

Study for An Old Song(?) or The Two Sisters(?) (watercolors)

Loose watercolor and pencil study of a sunlit landscape with storm clouds, distant spires, and a small chapel by the water.

Composition study for "The Arthurian Round Table and the Fable of the Seat Perilous," the third in a series of fiftee…

1893

Pen drawing of a couple embracing before a balustrade, with a nude statue holding a bow and cypress trees behind.

Lorenzo and Jessica: "The moon shines bright. In such a night as this" - Act V, Scene I, The Merchant of Venice

1888

Watercolor sketch of a woman working at a churn beside a seated man in a blue coat on stone steps.

Woman churning butter, man in Revolutionary dress watching - (unidentified illustration)

Pencil and brown wash sketch of a seated woman in a headscarf and long skirt beside a doorway frame.

Study of a seated woman

Pencil and ink sketch of a reclining nude figure with raised arm, and a loose boat-like study below, on cream paper.

Studies of a woman holding a violin

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a standing woman in a long yellow and blue dress, hands at her waist.

Sketch of a woman (dressed in yellow) - costume study for a play?

Pen sketch of three figures in a rustic setting with cows in the header and handwritten verse below.

Sketch for a verse: "A Bucolick or Discovre of Neatherds"

Pen and ink drawing of a woman leaning on a curtain beside a seated musician playing a portable organ by a fireplace.

Portia: "By my troth, Nerissa, my little body is aweary of this great world," from Act I, Scene ii, Merchant of Venice

1888

Watercolor sketch of a figure in a blue coat and hat beside stone steps and a wall, surrounded by green trees.

Sketch for "The Vicar," from The Quiet Life (book published by Harper in 1890 and 1899, previously published in Harpe…

1890

Loose pencil sketch on tan paper of villagers in an interior, a woman with a basket and a man carrying a bundle.

Unidentified illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902)