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Edwin Austin Abbey

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Pencil sketch of a standing man pointing upward, a seated figure, and a group of laughing faces in an interior.

Group of figures - (unidentified illustration) ("Aunt Eunice"?)

Charcoal sketch of a draped winged angel figure on cream paper, with a small sketched figure at lower right.

Study of an angel, probably for a stained glass window. Another study on reverse

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a young man in a long green coat, arms outstretched, wearing pink trousers and tall boots.

Sketch of a young man - study for illustration to a play?

Pencil sketch of a hooded, draped standing figure with bowed head on pale paper, study by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Study for figure of 11 pm(?) in "The Hours" ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Pen and ink drawing of a standing woman in a striped gown and cloak, with men in caps behind her.

Katharina, illustration for Act I, Scene i, Taming of the Shrew

1892

Pen and ink drawing of a plumed armored rider on horseback with a bearded man pointing beside him, sword and shields on the g

Cassius: "O look Titinius" Act V, scene iii, Julius Caesar

1904

Pencil study of a standing nude woman with arms raised, holding flowing drapery or a scroll, with loose sketched background l

Study of a nude female figure holding a scroll

Ink sketches on cream paper of a lute-playing minstrel in a field, with a distant figure and loose studies above.

Three studies for Wandering Minstrel (oil painting)

Study for "Apotheosis of Pennsylvania," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (c…

1909

Pen and blue ink sketch of three figures, two seated and one standing with an outstretched arm, on pale paper.

Studies of seated figures. Landscape on reverse

Watercolor study of a woman in a pink gown beside a man in a brown coat in a dim interior, with pencil hat sketches at right.

Study of an interior: couple preparing to leave for the evening

Pen and wash drawing of a boy in a flat cap cradling a puppy beside an iron railing and doorway.

Boy with puppy

Pen drawing of a man in a hat seen from behind, pointing with a stick, beside hand-lettered A Happy New Year greeting.

A Happy New Year

c. 1900-1910

Pencil sketch of a bare tree with a thick trunk and spreading leafless branches on pale paper.

Sketch of a tree

Pen and ink sheet of overlapping sketched heads and caricature faces on torn tan paper, with handwritten lettering.

Sheet of sketches of heads

Pen and ink drawing of a Gothic courtroom with a standing robed figure, seated men, clerks at a table, and tall columns.

Trial Scene, from Merchant of Venice

Study of a young girl in pinafore

Chalk study on grey paper of a standing female figure with one arm raised and flowing drapery.

Study for central figure in "Spirit of Religious Liberty...guiding the ships" mural at the state capitol building in…

1902

Pencil and ink sketch of a standing and a kneeling figure in prayer beside a candle and chalice in an interior.

Two figures praying: study for "Galahad's Vigil" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Pen and ink drawing of two cloaked women and a young couple beneath a leafy pergola, dappled light on the ground.

Polixenes and Perdita - Act IV, Scene III, The Winter's Tale

1891

Pencil sketch of two standing men in period clothing, one in a top hat, with a small head study of a mustached man between th

Sketch of two men talking - unidentified illustration

Charcoal and white chalk head study of a woman in a turban on grey paper, sketch for a mural.

Study for Science: sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (completed…

Charcoal sketch of a man in plaid kilt and white shirt stepping through a doorway, carrying a white cloth over his arm.

Provost with Ragozine's head - Act IV, Scene III, Measure for Measure

1889

Charcoal sketch of a hooded, kneeling female figure with clasped hands and heavy draped robes on cream paper.

Sketch of a kneeling female figure in pink dress for Galahad the Deliverer, one of the Holy Grail murals at the Bosto…

Pencil sketch of a crowd of loosely drawn figures standing and seated, shown in quick gestural lines on paper.

Sketch of a crowd - unidentified illustration

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a feathered hat beneath the Harper's Weekly masthead, a cover design study.

Design for cover and contents for Harper's Weekly

Duke of York, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Pencil sketch of a woman in a long skirt leading a harnessed horse beside a carriage, with figures in the background.

"Marianne(?) Willett's Exploit" - [sketch of a horse and carriage]

Pen and ink drawing of two children in period dress before a stone wall, with bowls on a bench at right.

Illustration for "Phillada Flouts Me," from Old Songs

1886

Pencil costume sketch of an armored knight with an eagle crest, labeled Bolingbroke, Tournament, with a small mounted rider s

Bolingbroke (Tournament scene), costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Pencil and watercolor costume sketch of two dancers in striped yellow and red-black outfits with feathered details.

Dancers, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Watercolor costume sketch of an armored knight in a red cross-patterned tabard with handwritten note reading Berkeley.

Berkeley, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of Richard II