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Yale University Art Gallery

681 works

Pencil sketch of a man in a wide hat gesturing toward a woman in a long gown, with faint interior lines.

Sketch for "A Love Song," from Old Songs I (book published by Harper in 1889, previously published in Harper's Monthl…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1889

Loose brown wash landscape of rolling hills with faint pencil figure sketch in the sky area.

Landscape

Edwin Austin Abbey

Loose pen and graphite sketch of robed figures and a crowd on tan paper, study for a painted series by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Galahad and the Captive Virtues, study for The Quest of the Holy Grail (series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Pu…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and ink sketch of a smiling woman in a bonnet on a rock by the sea, holding a book, with gulls overhead.

Woman on beach holding book, sketch for The Lay of the Lobster

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1886

Pen and ink sketch of two men in period dress talking beside a woman, with a small dog and a distant boat.

Study of two men, woman, and a dog, from Love's Labour's Lost (?)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1891

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a man's head in three-quarter view on gray paper, a study for a mural.

Study for William Penn: sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (compl…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Graphite sketch of a bent arm with a clenched fist and loose hatched shading on cream paper.

Sketch of an upper torso

Edwin Austin Abbey

Charcoal sketch of a veiled female figure seated with head bowed and hands near her chest, on pale paper.

Sketch of a cloaked female figure in prayer for Three Marys at the Cross

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and ink drawing of robed figures in alarm across a classical colonnade with columns, a pedestal, and dark trees.

The Oracle Defied, Act III, Scene ii, The Winter's Tale

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1892

Watercolor fall landscape with two birch trees, autumn foliage, a small pool, evergreens and distant hills under grey sky.

Fall landscape

Edwin Austin Abbey

Study for figure of 8 am for "The Hours" mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey

Graphite sketch of a nude female figure with arms raised and one leg bent, on cream paper numbered 5.

Figure study for "The Hours" - (9 am?): sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil and chalk studies of a seated woman in a yellow dress and white headdress on a grey-blue sheet.

Two studies for Ophelia and Hamlet in the Play Scene in Hamlet

Edwin Austin Abbey

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a standing woman in flowing blue drapery on a blue paper ground.

Sketch of a woman - costume study for a play?

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of a man in a long robe stretching with arms raised, with loose studies of a head and stool on tan paper.

Man in robe yawning and stretching

Edwin Austin Abbey

Hand-lettered title page in black and red blackletter script with a small comic mask drawing, reading The Comedies of William

Title page to The Comedies by William Shakespeare

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pastel study of a female figure with raised arm and billowing drapery against a blue background, on grey paper.

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

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1904

Pen and ink sketch of a seated figure in a flat cap and jacket, legs crossed, looking toward the viewer.

Rosalind in boys clothing

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890

Pencil sketch of women in an interior, one seated at a table, one playing a harp, with two small standing figure studies belo

Study for An Old Song(?) or The Two Sisters(?) (watercolors)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Loose watercolor and pencil study of a sunlit landscape with storm clouds, distant spires, and a small chapel by the water.

Composition study for "The Arthurian Round Table and the Fable of the Seat Perilous," the third in a series of fiftee…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1893

Pen drawing of a couple embracing before a balustrade, with a nude statue holding a bow and cypress trees behind.

Lorenzo and Jessica: "The moon shines bright. In such a night as this" - Act V, Scene I, The Merchant of Venice

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1888

Watercolor sketch of a woman working at a churn beside a seated man in a blue coat on stone steps.

Woman churning butter, man in Revolutionary dress watching - (unidentified illustration)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil and brown wash sketch of a seated woman in a headscarf and long skirt beside a doorway frame.

Study of a seated woman

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil and ink sketch of a reclining nude figure with raised arm, and a loose boat-like study below, on cream paper.

Studies of a woman holding a violin

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a standing woman in a long yellow and blue dress, hands at her waist.

Sketch of a woman (dressed in yellow) - costume study for a play?

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen sketch of three figures in a rustic setting with cows in the header and handwritten verse below.

Sketch for a verse: "A Bucolick or Discovre of Neatherds"

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and ink drawing of a woman leaning on a curtain beside a seated musician playing a portable organ by a fireplace.

Portia: "By my troth, Nerissa, my little body is aweary of this great world," from Act I, Scene ii, Merchant of Venice

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1888

Watercolor sketch of a figure in a blue coat and hat beside stone steps and a wall, surrounded by green trees.

Sketch for "The Vicar," from The Quiet Life (book published by Harper in 1890 and 1899, previously published in Harpe…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890

Loose pencil sketch on tan paper of villagers in an interior, a woman with a basket and a man carrying a bundle.

Unidentified illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of a man standing by a well with a crane and bucket, bare trees and hills behind, and a small head study.

Sketch of a man by a well

Edwin Austin Abbey