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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

Loose charcoal sketch of an older man's head turned three-quarters, with wide eyes and heavy brows on pale paper.

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

Watercolor of a yellow-haired figure on a dark rock beside a swimming figure in blue underwater seaweed.

Underwater scene

Pen and ink drawing of two women in long gowns descending a stone staircase past urns and balustrades in a garden.

Ursula: "She's lim'd, I warrant you!; we have caught her, madam." Hero: "If it prove so, then loving goes by haps: So…

1891

Charcoal study on blue-grey paper of a hooded, draped standing figure with head bowed and hand at the chest.

Study for figure of 8 pm in "The Hours" ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

1902

Pencil sketch of a gondolier in a hat standing in a gondola, poling with a long oar.

Sketch of a gandoleer

Pastel portrait of a woman in a white tiara and high lace collar, drawn on grey paper.

Coronation of Edward VII Portrait: Princess Beatrice of Battenberg

1903

Pencil sketch of a smiling middle-aged man scratching his head, with two smaller facial studies above.

Study of a middle-aged man, scratching his head

Head and Figure Studies, and Study of a Chair (recto); Sketches for Book Illustrations (verso)

Pen and wash drawing of a seated man at a lamplit table with a standing woman in a long dress in an interior.

Man and woman in an interior - unidentified illustration

Pastel portrait of a mustached man in a red-collared uniform with white cord, on a gray ground.

Coronation of Edward VII Portrait: Prince Charles of Denmark

1904

Ink sketch of a horse carrying a rider and a slung figure through hatched rain, with a cloaked figure at left and handwritten

"Oh, Ransome, Ransome, do no hide mine eyes" (preliminary sketch for 1937.1090) - Act IV, Scene I, All's Well That En…

1891

Ink and wash sketch of a man and woman in a rowboat by a riverbank beneath a leaning tree, rendered in grey tones.

Man and woman in rowboat, near riverbank - unidentified illustration

Grey wash drawing of a mountain peak across water, with wooded shoreline on the right and cloudy sky above.

Highland Scene

1881

Watercolor and pencil study of a slender tree with green leaves against a pale blue wash, with a faint wine glass sketched be

Study of a tree

Pencil drawing of armored medieval knights and spearmen beside a kneeling blindfolded man before a heraldic banner.

Henry: "I pray them bear my former answer back. Bid them achieve me and then sell my bones.", Act IV, scene iii, Henry V

1908

Pastel study of a storm-tossed ship with robed and haloed figures on deck, painted in blues, reds and pale tones.

Study for "Solomon's Ship" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a seated man gesturing toward a standing woman in a striped gown in an interior.

Petruchio banters Katharina (study for .1058) - Act II, Scene I, Taming of the Shrew

Ink drawing of a man ducking beside a post as a woman throws a vessel from a doorway onto a cobbled street.

Christopher Sly, illustration for Introduction, Scene ii, Taming of the Shrew

1892

Charcoal and chalk sketch of three figures in a dim interior, a standing man gesturing toward a seated woman at a table.

Sketch for an unidentified Shakespeare play

Study of a maid

Pen and ink drawing of armored guards and a hooded woman in a columned hall with robed figures, by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1891.

The Imprisonment of the Queen - Act II, Scene I, The Winter's Tale

1891

Coronation of Edward VII Portrait: William Dalrymple Maclagan, Archbishop

1904

Pencil sketch of a log cabin with a shingled roof, a tall cornfield, and a man in a hat carrying a tool at right.

Uncle Ned's Cabin

1866

Watercolor and pencil costume sketch of a fishmonger in a green and white striped tunic and green cap.

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

Grey watercolor of a calm sea with dark headlands along the horizon, a small sailboat, and a layered cloudy sky.

Water scene with landscape

Ink and wash sketch of soldiers at a Quartermaster stall with barrels, a hanging sack, and a Butter sign.

Civil war sketch (recto); Man viewing a painting (verso)

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a flowering branch with small blossoms and rough rock forms below.

Sketch of a flowering tree branch

Watercolor study of a young woman in a headscarf holding a basket and cup beside a tree and garden wall.

Study of a young girl in a garden

Charcoal sketch on brown paper of female figures with raised arms and flowing drapery in dancing poses.

Figure study for "The Spirit of Light" mural in the rotunda of the Pennsylvania state capitol building, Harrisburg, 1…

Pencil study of a bird wing with fanned primary feathers on grey paper, with soft shading at the joint.

Study of wing for the Infancy of Galahad, from the Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of fifteen paintings for the Bos…

Pen and pencil study of a man in a long coat and wide-brimmed hat with arms folded, with handwritten notes.

Study of a man in coat

Ink and wash drawing of a hunter with a rifle, a seated man with a feathered headband, and a snake in a woodland.

Woodland scene of a hunter, an Indian, and a snake - unidentified illustration

Loose watercolor and pencil sketch of several men in period costume, one in a green doublet and cap, one bending forward.

Probable study for "The Bowling Green," illustration to poems from: New Amsterdam, 1655

Pencil sketch of a young girl in a short dress standing with one hand on her hip and one arm raised.

Study for Puck, from A Midsummer Night's Dream

1893

Grey ink drawing of a cloaked figure of Liberty raising a sword on a globe as an eagle flies toward her.

Figure of Liberty Standing on Globe with Eagle (recto); Conestoga Wagon in Landscape (verso)