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Yale University Art Gallery

165 works

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

Landscape

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of a seated chimney sweep in a striped cap resting on steps beside a wooden bench, with a doorway behind.

The Chimney Sweep at Rest

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

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

Fall landscape

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

Watercolor of a man in cap and striped trousers sawing a log on a sawhorse beside stacked logs and a street grate.

The Wood Sawer

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

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

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

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 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

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

Watercolor study of a knight in a red cloak riding a dark horse through green grass, with sketched figures beside him.

Galahad Departs, study for The Quest of the Holy Grail (series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Public Library, co…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil and watercolor costume sketch of two medieval knights in mail and studded leather, one in red and brown tones.

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor costume sketch of a standing man in an orange cloak and blue crowned cap, beside a fabric swatch labeled Northumbe

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

Costume sketch of a gentleman in a green hat, fur-trimmed white robe, red sleeves and belt, holding a cane.

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

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

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1885

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

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1894

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

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

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

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"

Edwin Austin Abbey

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

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)

Edwin Austin Abbey

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)

Edwin Austin Abbey

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

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1898

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

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)

Edwin Austin Abbey

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

Edwin Austin Abbey