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Edwin Austin Abbey

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Pen and ink sketch of an elderly man seated on a stool beside a wicker basket in a dim interior.

Sketch for "Sally in Our Alley," from Old Songs

1886

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with a dark trunk and spreading branches, small buds visible at the twig tips, on aged paper

Sketch of budding tree branches

Charcoal and chalk study of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat and long coat with lace cuffs on brown paper.

Study for figure at left in "Penn's Treaty," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

1908

Watercolor study of trees, a green hedge, and a stone wall in a landscape on grey-blue paper.

Study of landscape with trees and stone wall

Pen and ink sketch of a young girl holding a stick beside New Year 1891 greeting lettering on a cream card.

Sketch for a greeting card: A Happy New Year 1891 from M.G.A. and E.A.A.

Brown wash drawing of two glazed wooden sheds beside overgrown shrubs, with a fence and steps at the right.

Shacks and Shrubs

Charcoal and red chalk study of a standing female figure with arms outstretched on blue-grey paper.

Study for "Spirit of Religious Liberty...guiding the ships," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Penns…

Ink drawing of a bowing man in Elizabethan dress reaching toward a standing woman in a long embroidered gown.

Gratiano: "My eyes, my lord, can look as swift as yours," from Act III, Scene ii, Merchant of Venice

1888

Graphite sketch of a nude female figure with arms outstretched, leaning forward, on cream paper.

Study for figure of 9 am for "The Hours" mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Pen and ink sketch of a woman in a shawl facing a bearded man in a hat, with two figures standing behind them.

Figure Scene, study for "A Castle in Spain"

Watercolor and ink landscape of rolling mountains and a valley under cloudy sky, with a stone wall in the foreground.

The Vale of Ambleside, Wansfell

Loose watercolor washes in grey, green, and yellow on paper, with faint suggestions of a landscape and white reserved highlig

Unidentified sketch - landscape (?)

Loose watercolor sketch of figures in period dress seated and standing around a bench under green trees.

Figures seated along an outdoor bench

Loose watercolor and ink sketch of a man in a top hat sweeping a walkway beside an arched doorway and green shrubs.

Man in tophat and shirtsleeves sweeping a walkway

Pencil sketch of a standing figure in a robe and plumed hat gesturing toward a seated figure on a pale sheet.

Unidentified illustration (to a Shakespeare play?)

Sketch of a sheep's head (?)

1866

Pen and ink drawing of two men at a table by a leaded window, with a decanter and tankard, by Edwin Austin Abbey.

"To Master Anthony Stafford", illustration for The Quiet Life

1889

Charcoal and white chalk study of a woman in a flowing robe with raised arms, drawn on gray paper.

Figure study for the Castle of the Maidens(?), from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of 15 paintings for the Bos…

Graphite and chalk sketch of leafing tree branches in green and yellow on a gray toned sheet.

Sketch of leafing tree branches

Charcoal and chalk study of a hooded robed figure holding a long staff, drawn on blue-gray paper.

Figure study for The Departure, from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Public…

Charcoal and chalk study of a hooded, robed man with bowed head on blue-grey paper, drawn on a squared grid.

Figure study for Sir Lancelot and Sir Bors outfit Galahad with his spurs, from The Quest of the Holy Grail (second of…

1892

Pencil sketch of a seated woman at a piano and a standing woman in a long gown beside a curtain in an interior.

Study for The Two Sisters (watercolor)

Charcoal and white chalk figure study on blue paper showing a raised arm and hand reaching upward.

Figure study for Castle of the Grail, from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of 15 paintings for the Boston Publi…

Pen and ink sketch of a standing woman in a long period gown with puffed sleeves, head bowed, on cream paper.

Sketch of a woman - unidentified illustration

Pen drawing of a startled man in a cap running with a wicker basket, with a small bee at right.

Cartoon of a man chasing a bee with a basket

Chalk study on blue paper of a young man's face framed by a white hood, with white highlights on the drapery.

Portrait of a hooded young man

Pencil sketch of a row of loosely drawn robed figures, some with draped fabric, study for a mural.

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

Pen and ink sketch of a boy in a cap pulling a wheeled sign reading A Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year from the Abbeys.

Sketch for a greeting card: A Merry Xmas & a Happy New Year from M.G. and E.A. Abbey. Boy with loaded wheelbarrow

Sheet of studies of cricket players

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a woman in a headscarf and shawl, looking intently at the viewer, on tan paper.

Study of a woman's head

1869

Pencil sketch of an interior with a seated woman by a window, a standing figure, and a piano at right.

Study for An Old Song(?) (watercolor)

Pencil sketch of a crested bird holding a flower above a reclining lion and scroll motifs on cream paper.

Unidentified decorative details