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Yale University Art Gallery

681 works

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a standing woman with short auburn hair wearing a long pink empire-waist gown.

Sketch of a woman in pink - costume study for a play?

Edwin Austin Abbey

Graphite sketch on blue-grey paper of a mounted knight with raised lance, beside a framed mural study with a kneeling figure.

Study for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Portrait of a young man (unidentified sitter)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Charcoal study on blue-grey paper of two nude male figures holding torches with smoking flames, with sketched arches above.

Study of two flamebearers

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded sailor in a cap leaning by a barrel on a rocky shore beside an overturned boat.

Captain Sandy

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1883

Charcoal and pastel composition study on grid paper showing a red-clad figure and dark clustered figures, a mural design sket

Composition study for "Seven Deadly Sins" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Study of a man, seated, deep in thought

Edwin Austin Abbey

Ink and wash drawing of a tangled heap of men and boys on the ground, one raising a hat, with a standing observer at right.

Pile of men: caricature of "rough-house" Early

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of a seated man gesturing toward a standing man in a jacket, in a room with a table and doorway.

Two gentlemen - unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil design sketch with hand-lettered book title at top and a row of loosely drawn flowers on stems at bottom.

Sketch for Robert Herrick's "Hespiredes and Noble Numbers"

Edwin Austin Abbey

Hooded Figure (recto); Study of a Male Figure (verso)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of faces and a partial hand on cream paper.

Sketches of faces

Edwin Austin Abbey

Design study with hand-lettered title The Land of the Midnight Sun above yellow and orange sun motifs with radiating rays on

The Land of the Midnight Sun - illustration for a book jacket(?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of an interior with a standing man, a seated figure, an arched opening and a large circular table.

Unidentified illustration- Interior with figures, bloth sides of page

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and ink drawing of an interior with a woman by a table, a kneeling cloaked figure, and two men at an open door.

"Charles, Charles, how has thou deceived me?," illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1884

Pen and ink interior scene of men in 18th-century dress in a tavern, with a standing man holding a cane and a woman at right.

"His house was known to all the vagrant train," illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890

Ink and wash drawing of two men in period dress conversing on a seashore, with a sailing ship on the horizon.

Two men conversing on seashore - unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of a standing winged angel in a flowing robe with a star halo, with smaller head studies and stars at right.

Study of an angel (for stained glass? for a ceiling?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Sketch of a female figure, seated - unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and ink sketch of a standing man in a long coat and cap beside a cabinet, on tan paper.

Study for "His looks adorned..." - illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 190…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Chalk and charcoal study of a man seen from behind, wearing draped cloth and a cap, on dark gray paper with grid lines.

Figure study for "The Spirit of Vulcan, Genius of the Workers in Iron and Steel," lunette in the rotunda of the Penns…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Charcoal and white chalk figure study on orange paper showing a bent arm and muscular torso.

Figure study for mural at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (completed by John Singer…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Charcoal sketch of a carved architectural capital with scrolls and leaf ornament on blue-grey paper, with faint chalk outline

Sketch of a capital

Edwin Austin Abbey

Charcoal and chalk study of two figures clasping hands, drawn on brown paper, by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Study of two figures shaking hands in the "Penn's Treaty," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsyl…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Charcoal sketch of two intertwined hands with shaded fingers and loose hatching on a pale paper background.

Sketch of two hands

Edwin Austin Abbey

Chalk study of a female nude with raised arm against blue hatched background on black paper, by Edwin Austin Abbey.

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

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Charcoal and white chalk study of three male figures in dynamic poses, one arm raised, on dark grey paper.

Figure study for "The Spirit of Vulcan," mural in the rotunda of the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvan…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1905

Pen and ink drawing of two 18th-century figures in a panelled room, one gesturing toward a seated woman on a sofa.

"Am I in Face To-day?," illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1884

Loose pencil sketch of a seated figure and small figure beneath hatched shadows, with architectural guidelines on cream paper

Unidentified illustration- Study for Shakespearean scene, possibly early study for Mariana in "Measure for Measure"

Edwin Austin Abbey

Charcoal sketch of two figures, one seated reading in the foreground and one standing behind, among dark trees.

Two figures - (unidentified illustration)

Edwin Austin Abbey