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Edwin Austin Abbey

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Charcoal study of a standing woman in a long medieval gown and tall headdress, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Study for Lady Anne, for King Richard III (?)

Pen drawing of a piper and two onlookers in a pastoral field with cattle, framed by handwritten verse lines.

Why then begin..., illustration to "A Bucolick or Discourse of Neatherds"

ca. 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a man dancing with a woman in a cape while a crowd with torches watches.

The jovial monarch caught Mrs. Russell's hand in his, and proceeded to dance, illustration to "A Castle in Spain: A N…

1880-83

Pen drawing of a cobbled street with timber buildings, a woman and a man in tricorn hat walking, figures by a wall and a ship

The Sunday Walk, illustration to "Sally in Our Alley"

ca. 1886

Pen drawing of a stable with a horse over a stall, a man stirring a bucket, and a standing man with a pitchfork.

And none knew why he fed them both with his own hands, illustration to "Quince"

1888

Pen drawing of a bookshop with a seated young man talking to an older bookseller, a ladder figure, and a woman by a window.

He went to Tonson, illustration to "The Noble Patron"

1888

Pen and ink drawing of harvesters resting by a haystack, with a standing woman holding a tool and a dog lying nearby.

The Harvesters, illustration to "The Leather Bottèl"

1887

Pen and ink drawing of three people in period dress seated on a stone bench near a tree, with ruins and distant travelers.

The bird to others flew, illustration to "A Love Song"

1887

Pen and ink drawing of a tavern interior with a man in a doorway, a woman in an apron, and a seated man in a hat.

"Will had her to the wine," illustration to "Phillada Flouts Me"

1886

Solitude: Miss Vesta Rollinstall

1878

Grey wash drawing of three children and a donkey beside a doorway, with a shuttered window and an overturned bucket.

Children with donkey (recto); Unidentified illustration of an organ grinder (verso)

Sketches of a hand, a profile

Pencil and charcoal sketch sheet with robed figures holding spears above and studies of hands, feet, and a boat below.

Sheet of sketches for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library (recto); Unidentified sketch…

Charcoal and white chalk study of a standing draped figure with flowing robes on brown-grey paper.

Study of an angel

Pen and ink sketch of a man in a curled wig seated at a table with a candelabra and wine glass, with a servant beside him.

Sketch for The Noble Patron

1888

Pencil sketch of a country road through grassy fields, with tall trees on the right and a fence and buildings in the distance

Landscape with road running through

Pen and ink sketch of a woman balancing a bucket on her head, hands on hips, wearing an apron and striped skirt.

Woman with bucket on her head, wing chair on reverse - unidentified illustration

Pen and ink sketch of a woman in a headscarf, an ornate scrolled frame, a horse head, and a Modes de Paris label.

"S&E Higg Modes de Paris" - unidentified illustration

Charcoal and white chalk study of a nude female figure with one arm raised, drawn on blue-grey paper.

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

1902

Loose pencil sketch of a standing cloaked figure with swirling drapery on tan paper.

Figure study, possibly for Prospero in "The Tempest"

Study of a boy, study of faces

Pen and ink drawing of a young man in a cap supporting an older stooped man with a walking stick.

Orlando and Adam, illustration for Act II, Scene iv, As You Like It

1889

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of a rustic interior with a long table, several chairs, a window, and plank walls.

Interior Study

Pencil sketch of two figures in a tight embrace, drawn loosely on torn tan paper.

Study for Twelfth Night (?)

"In all the glaring impotence of dress" - illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New Yo…

Pen and ink sketch of a smiling elderly man with round spectacles and curly hair, wearing a cravat and coat.

"At all his jokes, for many a joke had he," illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New…

1889

Dark night scene of a man in a tricorn hat gesturing to a hooded woman on a muddy road, with a lit carriage behind.

"My dear Constance, why will you deliberate thus?" study for Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer

1885

Pen etching of a jester pointing at a doorway beside a bed where a man lies, with a second figure in a cap nearby.

Clown: "Come away, come away, death," illustration for Act II, Scene iv, Twelfth Night

1891

Pencil sketch of seated figures on a bench in front of a loosely drawn townscape with buildings and poles.

Figures on a bench, townscape behind

Charcoal study of a seated, bare-chested male figure with bowed head and arms folded, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Study for "Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylv…

Sheet of sketches of medieval figures

Pencil sketch sheet with four studies of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, one with arm raised.

Studies of a farmer

Pencil sketch of a woman in a doorway of a horse-drawn cart, captioned "Aunt Eunice comes home".

"Aunt Eunice comes home" - unidentified illustration

Charcoal and white chalk sketch on brown paper of a bearded man seated with his hand raised to his head.

Study for one of the murals from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of 15 paintings for the Boston Public Library,…

1883

Pen drawing of a classical banquet under Ionic columns, with a bearded man in the foreground and women dancing with garlands.

Apemantus: "Hoy-day! what a sweep of vanity comes this way! They dance! They are mad women!" - Act I, Scene II, Timon…

1902

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a young boy lying on his side with one arm stretched out, on torn-edge paper.

Study of a young boy, lying down

Charcoal and white chalk study of hands on blue-grey paper, drawn as preparation for a painting.

Study of hands for "A Pavane" (oil painting)

Pencil costume sketch of a standing figure in a long robe with ruffled collar, with handwritten notes on sleeves and braid.

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

Pen and ink drawing of a crowded 18th-century ale house with men drinking, smoking, and a waiter serving drinks.

An Ale House Room - "Tony sings the Three Pigeons," illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer

1884

Pen and ink drawing of a decorative calligraphic page with red illuminated initials and a pen-drawn circular seal below.

Title page design, Scribner's Magazine, 1894

1894

Pencil sketch of a horse standing beside a wooden barn, with a stone wall, milk can and trough in a farmyard.

Sketch of a farmyard, with a horse

Charcoal study of a standing man in a long cloak gazing upward, with a small hand sketch at lower left, on grey paper.

Figure study for King Arthur's Round Table (recto); Figure study for The Departure (verso), from The Quest of the Hol…

Pencil sketch of an industrial workshop with a riveted tank machine on wheels beneath timber roof beams.

Sketch of "Tank Department" [industrial interior]

Costume sketch of two standing figures in dark tunics, red hoods and yellow stockings, labeled Richard II servant and gaoler.

Sewart to Gaoler, costume sketch for King Richard II

Pen and ink drawing of an 18th-century woman with a cane and a man in breeches leaning toward her in a garden.

Illustration for "Sweet Nell - My Heart's Delight," from Old Songs

1887

Medieval street scene with a man in red standing over a fallen figure beside a striped Gothic church, onlookers and swordsmen

The Death of Mercutio - Act III, Scene I, Romeo and Juliet

1902

Pen and ink drawing of a man leaning on a fence above a boy with a fishing rod beside a stream bank.

"I knew him well, and every truant knew," illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New Yo…

Ink and wash drawing of a man in a wide-brimmed hat on a rearing horse beside a wooden fence.

Unidentified illustration [Man on horseback]

Pencil sketch of a plumed rider on horseback with a lance, and rough sketches of sailing ships above on tan paper.

Study for Columbus in the New World(?) (oil painting)

Grey wash drawing of two seated women on a grassy slope, with a white fence, a cottage and swallows over a sandy bank.

Study for "Two Wives"

Watercolor and pencil costume sketch of three jester figures in colorful motley with pointed hoods and bells.

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

Grey wash sketch of a cottage with a steep roof, dormer window, wooden bench, and clouds on tan paper.

Sketch of exterior of a cottage

Charcoal study of a seated man in draped cloth, head turned toward viewer, on gray paper.

Figure study for "Penn's Treaty," mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (comple…

Pen and ink sketch of a ragged peasant with hood and staff, with faint pencil figure studies to the right.

Peasant, sketch for an unidentified Shakespeare play

Pencil and watercolor study of a woman with raised arms in a red-patterned gown over a squared grid, with blue and green wash

Study for Louis Comfort Tiffany's center window for "Children's Window", St. Peter's Church, Morristown, NJ

Watercolor sketch of a woman with long hair combing it, standing in a green wooded landscape beside a dark tree trunk.

Woman in landcape, combing her long, blond hair - (unidentified illustration)

Pen and ink study of a robed angel with clasped hands and spread wings, surrounded by radiating hatched lines.

Study of an Angel, for The Quest of the Holy Grail (series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Public Library, comple…

Pencil sketch of a horse pulling a carriage with a spoked wheel and seated driver, with loose shading in the background.

Sketch of a horse pulling a carriage

Pen sketches of a bust beside a handwritten letter from Harper & Brothers dated March 15, 1890.

Two sketches of a bust

Printed sheet of numbered comic panels with Dutch verses, showing a burglary story, a fairy dream and a central cave scene.

Een onnoozele inbreker

1905

Pencil sketch of cypress trees, rolling hills and a domed building in a rural landscape, with handwritten notes below.

Roman(?) landscape as seen from balcony (recto); Seascape (verso)

Grey wash drawing of a candlelit 18th-century room with seated men and a standing figure in a long coat near a fireplace.

"Around my fire an evening group to draw" study for The Deserted Village

1898

Ink sketches of a cow with handwritten verse lines and crossed bugles drawn on aged paper.

Sketches of Cows

Loose pencil sketch of a man bent forward with arms extended downward, as if shoveling, on a cream sheet.

Study of a figure shoveling

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…