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Painting of a royal court with a seated king and queen in red, a woman in pink in the foreground, and torch-lit attendants.

The Play Scene in “Hamlet” (Act III, Scene 2)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897

Loose oil study of a red-cloaked man holding a goblet, with an elderly hooded figure and a woman in white beside him.

Study for Falstaff

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Grisaille painting of a hooded friar in a doorway and a nobleman with a sword on a stone street.

The Duke and Friar Thomas, from Measure for Measure, Act I, Scene iii

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1888

Painting of a bowing man in black beside an armored knight, with a white draped body and red curtains on a checkered floor.

King Henry VI, Part II: “Come hither, gracious sovereign, view this body.” (Act III, Scene ii)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1891

Brown-toned painted study of a man's head tilted upward, with loose brushwork and a torn, taped paper support.

Study of a head

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Painting of a standing angel in a pale blue robe with red wings against a gold leaf background.

Figure study: an Angel

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Oil study of a tiered stone fountain with a sculpted figure, surrounded by dark trees and a grassy park.

Study of a fountain

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Charcoal sketch of robed figures and a seated man beneath gothic arches in a loose, hatched interior composition.

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

Loose oil study of four men in eighteenth-century dress, one in a red cravat, against a brown background.

Figure Study, for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania, House of Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harri…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Loose oil sketch of three pale floating female figures and a light beam above climbing figures on a dark rocky slope, by Edwi

Science Revealing the Treasues of the Earth, sketch, lunette shaped

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Reclining nude female figure with outstretched arm and flowing drapery, painted in loose ochre, blue, and yellow tones on a l

Figure study, for The Spirit of Light, Rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg

Edwin Austin Abbey

Circular night sky study with a crescent moon, glowing sun, and nude figures dancing and tumbling among faint constellation l

Small scale study for design of The Hours

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1904

Oil study of a woman in a white feathered headdress and gold band with a white fur collar, loosely painted.

Woman with osprey headdress and white fur collar

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Circular cartoon of female figures dancing around a golden sun in a starry blue night sky, with a silver crescent moon above.

Cartoon for The Hours, House of Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1904

Painting of two men in dark hats and coats walking past a wooden cottage where a woman and child stand in the doorway.

At the Cottage Door (17th Century New England Scene)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Loose oil sketch of a woman in a white gown and dark cloak beside a hunched man in a dim interior.

Compositional study, for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Lady Anne

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1895

Oil study of a kneeling nun in a pale draped robe, arms raised, against a dark brown background.

Figure Study of a Nun, for The Infancy of Galahad, in The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail, Book Delivery Room…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890

Painting of a woman in white gown with red hair beside a reclining man, with courtly figures in red robes and a crowd behind.

The Play Scene in “Hamlet” composition study

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1896

Loose painted sketch of red-robed figures in a hall with a crowd of onlookers and a pale gowned figure in front.

Hamlet

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1896

Loose oil study of a woman in a white gown seated before a throne and courtiers in a dim, red-toned interior.

The Play Scene in “Hamlet,” composition study

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897

Dim painting of an armored figure raising a dagger in a stone archway, with a crouching hooded figure and fallen armor below.

The Squire of Low Degree (one of 15 paintings, intended as a series, some unfinished)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897

Muted blue study of an arched Italian loggia with columns, a balustrade, and rooftops visible beyond the opening.

View of Italian Loggia-study

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Oil sketch of a stone staircase leading to a colonnade with arches, columns, and a sunlit building beyond.

Arles, view through archway

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Loosely painted study of a woman in white near a cart and seated figures on a green lawn under trees.

Study for “Harvest Home”

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Two costumed figures holding hands on a garden path with pink tulips and blossoming trees beside a tall hedge.

May Day Morning

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890

Oil study of five shirtless men with arms raised overhead against a dark background, by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902.

Figure study, for The Spirit of Vulcan, Genius of the Workers in Iron and Steel, Rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol,…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Two women in medieval-style dress stand in a room, one in a red gown and one in black with a gold headdress.

King Lear: Goneril and Regan (Act I, Scene i)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Painting of a stout man in a red coat and feathered hat beside a young page with a sword on a cobbled street.

King Henry IV, Part II: Sir John Falstaff with His Page (Act I, Scene ii)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1905

Painted study of a Gothic church interior with a ceremonial chair on a dais and arched stone architecture.

The Coronation of Edward VII, study of Westminster Abbey Interior

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Three veiled women in dark robes mourn on a barren hillside under a pale yellow sky with blue mountains behind them.

The Three Mary

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1906

Painting of a red-robed knight supporting a bearded old man beneath a glowing winged angel in a rainbow halo.

Amfortas Released by Galahad, study for The Quest of the Holy Grail murals, Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1893

Crusader knights on a rocky height, one raising a billowing banner while another kneels in prayer, with a battle below.

Crusaders Sighting Jerusalem

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1901