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Edwin Austin Abbey

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Watercolor costume sketch of an armored knight in heraldic tabard, with pencil notes, for Richard II.

Aumerle (armed), costume sketch for Henry Irving's 1898 Planned Production of Richard II

Pen and ink sketch of a man in a feathered cap and steel armor with a gorget and pauldron, unfinished lower body.

Sketch of a knight in armor

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of three men in hats and cloaks in a dim room, one seated beside a desk.

Three men, study for Taming of the Shrew (?)

Nude male figure study, life class

Sheet of sketches of faces and bodies

Charcoal and white chalk study of two hands gripping a vertical pole on blue-gray paper.

Sketch of two hands climbing a pole

1889

Pastel costume sketch of a standing man in green tunic, white headcloth and red-lined sleeves holding a staff, labeled Bushy.

Bushy, costume sketch for King Richard II

Watercolor costume sketch of a man in a cream fur-trimmed cloak, red hose, and red hat, labeled Aumerle.

Aumerle, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Productino of King Richard II

Brown ink sketch of a helmeted man holding a sword, with a smaller head study at upper right, on squared paper.

Sketch for "Endicott Cutting the Cross from the King's Banner"

1875

Pencil sketch of a man in a wide hat and coat with a walking stick, beside a small boy, with a dark shadow at left.

Man and Boy (recto); Heads and Figures of Chinamen (verso)

Ink sketch of two seated men, one in a wide-brimmed hat and one in a top hat, on a cream sheet with a handwritten note.

Sheet of studies both sides, pilgrims, etc.

Man in apron holding a gun

Pencil sketch of a young child with bowed head and loosely drawn curly hair, body indicated by quick lines on white paper.

Portrait of an unidentified child

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…