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Edwin Austin Abbey

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Pen and ink sketch of a hand holding a wooden frame beside lettering reading Ex Libris M.G. & E.A. Abbey.

Sketch for Ex Libris: M.G. & E.A. Abbey

Pencil sketch of a country house exterior with shuttered windows, a wooden fence, and an open landscape beyond.

Sketch of an exterior of a country house

Pen and ink sheet with several sketched faces, including a bearded man in a cap and a broadly laughing face.

Sheet of sketches of faces

Charcoal and white chalk study of a nude male figure with raised arms on blue-grey paper.

Study for figure of 12 noon in "The Hours," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Sargent)

1902

Pencil sketch of a seated figure reaching an arm out, with a reclining figure at upper left, study for a mural.

Figure study for "Spirit of Light" mural at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (comple…

Pen sketch of two robed figures in conversation before a faint architectural backdrop, with two small head studies at right.

Sketch for "The Reconciliation of the Merhcant Taylors' with the Skinners' Company, in the time of Richard the Third"…

1896

Pencil and grey wash sketch of a horse and standing figure beside a dark tankard shape on pale paper.

Sketch of a tankard

Charcoal and chalk study of a seated jester in a diamond-patterned costume and hood, leaning on a long staff, on grey paper.

Study of Jester (unused), for the Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Public Librar…

1892

Watercolor sketch of shrubs and slender trees with green foliage above a reddish-brown ground on grey paper.

Landscape with trees

Pencil sketch of a rocky landscape with a large tree trunk on the left, a fence, and loose hatched shading on boulders.

Sketch of a landscape with tree, fence and female figure

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a bottle at left and several quick studies of heads in caps and hats.

Studies of bottle and heads

Watercolor sketch of two men on a boat deck at sea, one in a straw hat, with a distant sailboat on the horizon.

Unfinished drawing of two men sailing - (unidentified illustration)

Charcoal study of an outstretched arm and hand on blue-grey paper, a figure study by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Figure study for "The Hours," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (completed b…

Pen sketch of a man in overcoat and top hat beside loose handwritten lettering reading A Happy New Year.

Sketch for a greeting card: A Happy New Year; study of a man reading a sign

Watercolor sketch of a fireplace design with a woman in a bonnet on the left, a bird panel in the center, and a landscape on

Preliminary sketch for a tile fireplace surround

1878

Charcoal study on grey paper of a robed figure with bowed head and clasped hands, draped in flowing cloth.

Study for The Quest of the Holy Grail (series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Public Library, completed in 1901)

Pencil study of a standing robed bearded man with clasped hands and upturned gaze on a tan sheet.

Study for a stained glass window picturing St. Peter, Paris

Pen and ink drawing of cloaked figures on a stone staircase before arched windows, by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1888.

Exuent Salarino and Salanio, from Act I, Scene i, Merchant of Venice

1888

Pencil sketch of two seated figures on a cart, one in a bonnet looking toward the viewer, the other seen from behind.

Two figures seated on a cart - (unidentified illustration)

Two sketches: sketch of two hands; sketch of an old man in profile

Pencil and red chalk study of a nude female figure with raised arm and draped cloth, by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902.

Sttudy of figure of 6 pm, for The Hours mural at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

1902

Pencil sketch of a small sailboat with triangular sails and a second boat hull sketched below on cream paper.

Sketch of a sailboat

Pencil sketch of two men seated at a table in an interior with an arched doorway and a fireplace.

Two men at table in an interior

Pencil sketch sheet with a man on horseback, two heads in wide-brimmed hats, and a standing figure outline.

Sheet of figure studies

Charcoal study of a bearded man with long hair, turned to the side, drawn on grey paper.

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

Watercolor sketch of an English house with mullioned windows, a pedimented doorway, and a green lawn in front.

View of an English House

Pen and ink sketches of a seated child gesturing at a table and a figure slumped over a table on paper.

Sketch for "Phillada Flouts Me," from Old Songs I (book published by Harper in 1889, previously published in Harper's…

1889

Ink and wash drawing of a large man in a long coat swinging a bucket at two boys beside a wooden table.

Man Swinging Bucket at Two Boys (recto); Two Men Behind a Wall (verso)

Ink and wash sketch of a tall man with a cane walking past two playful boys on tan paper.

Man Walking with Two Boys

Loose graphite sketch on tan paper of two figures beside a bed, with diagonal hatching and a tall standing figure at right.

Study for "Beside the bed..." - illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902),…

1890

Charcoal sketch on blue paper of an elderly woman in a pleated bonnet, with large round eyes and a downturned mouth.

Study of Benjamin Franklin for the murals at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (compl…

Charcoal sketch of a crouching nude male figure wearing a cap, reaching one arm downward, on cream paper.

Figure study for "Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth" mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pe…

1902