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Edwin Austin Abbey
Edwin Austin Abbey

Edwin Austin Abbey

American, 1852 - 1911
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Edwin Austin Abbey was an American muralist, illustrator, and painter. He flourished at the beginning of what is now referred to as the "golden age" of illustration, and is best known for his drawings and paintings of Shakespearean and Victorian subjects, as well as for his painting of Edward VII's coronation. His most famous set of murals, The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail, adorns the Boston Public Library.

Abbey was born in Philadelphia in 1852. He studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Christian Schuessele. Abbey began as an illustrator, producing numerous illustrations and sketches for such magazines as Harper's Weekly (1871–1874) and Scribner's Magazine. His illustrations began appearing in Harper's Weekly at an early age: before Abbey was twenty years old. He moved to New York City in 1871. His illustrations were strongly influenced by French and German black and white art.

He also illustrated several best-selling books, including Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens (1875), Selections from the Poetry of Robert Herrick (1882), and She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith (1887). Abbey also illustrated a four-volume set of The Comedies of Shakespeare for Harper & Brothers in 1896.

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Fat man in landscape

Fat man in landscape

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Figure in woods

Figure in woods

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Figure study for ‘Measure for Measure’ II

Figure study for ‘Measure for Measure’ II

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Hamlet; ‘Now might I do it,’ Act III, Scene 3, Hamlet

Hamlet; ‘Now might I do it,’ Act III, Scene 3, Hamlet

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Iago, from Othello

Iago, from Othello (1902)

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In Church

In Church

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Lady in White Seated. Right Hand to Chin. Holding Fan.

Lady in White Seated. Right Hand to Chin. Holding Fan.

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Man and woman in an interior

Man and woman in an interior

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Medieval lady, sketch for an unidentified Shakespeare play

Medieval lady, sketch for an unidentified Shakespeare play

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Ophelia by the brook – Act IV, Scene VII, Hamlet

Ophelia by the brook – Act IV, Scene VII, Hamlet

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Portrait of a young man

Portrait of a young man

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Portrait of an older woman

Portrait of an older woman

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Portrait of Mrs. Abbey

Portrait of Mrs. Abbey

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Sketch for Christmas Card

Sketch for Christmas Card

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Sketch of a woman in an interior

Sketch of a woman in an interior

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Sketch of figures in an interior

Sketch of figures in an interior

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Sketch of women in an interior – unidentified illustration

Sketch of women in an interior – unidentified illustration

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Street Scene with Two Fishwives

Street Scene with Two Fishwives

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Studies for ‘Fair is my love’, painting in the Municipal Art Gallery, Preston, England.

Studies for ‘Fair is my love’, painting in the Municipal Art Gallery, Preston, England.

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Study for a figure in ‘Valley Forge’ mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Study for a figure in ‘Valley Forge’ mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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Study for Aunt Pedigree, from Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer

Study for Aunt Pedigree, from Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer

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Study for Epilogue, illustration for Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer

Study for Epilogue, illustration for Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer

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Study for figure of Dr. Benjamin Rush, in ‘Apotheosis of Pennsylvania’ mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Study for figure of Dr. Benjamin Rush, in ‘Apotheosis of Pennsylvania’ mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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Study for the figure of The Genius of Pennsylvania in ‘The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania,’ mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911

Study for the figure of The Genius of Pennsylvania in ‘The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania,’ mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911

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Study for The Scarlet Letter (oil painting)

Study for The Scarlet Letter (oil painting)

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Study for Wandering Minstrel (oil painting)

Study for Wandering Minstrel (oil painting)

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Study of a seated man

Study of a seated man

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Study of a soldier

Study of a soldier

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Study of a woman in Renaissance costume

Study of a woman in Renaissance costume

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Study of a young girl in a garden

Study of a young girl in a garden

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