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Edwin Austin Abbey

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Study of a young man's face, in profile

Circular red wash study with zodiac figures over a pencil geometric grid, by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Composition study with zodiac figures for "The Hours" ceiling mural, House Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol at Har…

Pencil study of concentric circles, squares and a stepped platform on aged paper, with handwritten annotations.

Study for an unidentified ceiling decoration

Charcoal study of a colonial soldier in a tricorn hat holding a musket, drawn on gray paper.

Figure study for "Valley Forge" mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

1909

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly man seated on a park bench near a street lamp while a child runs past.

Man on park bench - unidentified illustration

Watercolor and ink sketch of a dark cloaked figure walking across green hills under a pale blue sky.

Cloaked man in landscape - unidentified illustration

Ink and wash drawing of two men in period dress, one gesturing, beside a broken pot on the ground.

Cartoon of two men and broken pot

Grey wash landscape in a circle showing a river between wooded hills, grazing cows, and a tree under cloudy sky.

Landscape with river - rondel format

1868

Charcoal study of a bald bearded man in a buttoned coat leaning over a ledge, hand raised to his head.

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

1892

Ink and wash sketch of a man knocked off a sailboat by its boom, with a crouching sailor below and choppy sea.

Man being knocked overboard by boom of sailboat (recto); Unidentified illustraiton of boy shining man's shoe (verso)

Charcoal and white chalk figure study on brown paper, a man with both arms raised, with a second arm sketch at upper right.

Figure study for King Arthur's Round Table, from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of 15 paintings for the Boston…

Pencil study of a robed figure raising an arm toward a banner, with a crowd and horsemen sketched below.

Study for "Crusaders Sighting Jerusalem" (oil painting)

Loose watercolor of a green hillside with clusters of yellow wildflowers on dark shrubs beneath a dark sky band.

Landscape with wildflowers

1890

Pencil sketch of a man in a top hat seated at a bar table beside tankards, with a stool at right.

Sketch of a crippled man seated at table in bar

Pencil sketch of an industrial interior with iron rods, furnace openings, a workbench and a wooden plank floor.

Sketch of Continental Iron Works(?) [industrial interior]

Pen and ink drawing of a smiling man with a holly crown and a woman in a straw hat seated together on a bench.

Harvest Home

1880

Pen and ink drawing of a standing woman in a flowing robe, one arm raised, by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1888.

Portia: "It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven," from Act IV, Scene I, Merchant of Venice

1888

Charcoal and white chalk sketch on tan paper of a reclining male figure with arm and torso outlined and shaded.

Sketch of a man's arm

Loose pen sketch of two wine glasses held in hands, with faint printed text visible on the paper beneath.

Sketches of hands holding wine glasses

Sheet of Studies: Woman, Head, and Hands

Loose pencil sketch of strolling figures, a woman and child, beneath trees with a bench at left.

Study for Strolling Players (watercolor)

Pencil sketch of tall sumac plants with seed heads and leafy stems, with handwritten colour notes in the lower right.

Sketch of weeds

Chalk and graphite study of a nude man with raised arm and upturned head on orange paper.

Study for figure of 5 am in "The Hours" mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Pencil sketch of a large Victorian house with many chimneys, framed by trees and a garden of shrubs and lawn.

Sketch of an exterior: gaden, wall and large Victorian house

Pencil sketch of a wooden clapboard building with dormer windows, a porch, a tall tree, and a dirt path in front.

Sketch of exterior of a building

Loose charcoal sketch of a nude female figure with raised arms and one knee bent, on cream paper.

Figure study for "The Hours": sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911…

Sketch of a woman in a yellow dress with a brown veil over her face, drawn in chalk and graphite on tan paper.

Study, Woman in yellow dress with brown veil over face

Loose graphite sketch of figures in an interior, with a seated figure by a window and standing figures on the right.

Figures in an interior

Pencil sketch of a leafy branch with lobed leaves on grey paper, with faint preliminary leaf studies at left.

Study of a branch with leaves

Charcoal study of a man with one arm raised, wearing a heavy draped robe, sketched on grey paper.

Figure study for King Arthur's Round Table, from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of fifteen paintings for the B…

Pencil sketch of two slender trees with leafy branches on a grassy bank, with faint background landscape.

Study of two trees

1874

Pencil sketch of figures in a dim interior, including a standing man, a gesturing man, and a seated onlooker in a chair.

Study for "Miles Standish's Challenge"