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Edwin Austin Abbey - Early study for ‘The Infancy of Galahad,’ in the ‘Quest for the Holy Grail’ cycle at the Boston Public Library

Early study for ‘The Infancy of Galahad,’ in the ‘Quest for the Holy Grail’ cycle at the Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
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The Artist died in 1911 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer. It is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before Jan 1, 1926
Edwin Austin Abbey

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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Iago, from Othello

Iago, from Othello (1902)

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Study for central figure in ‘Spirit of Religious Liberty…guiding the ships’ mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Study for central figure in ‘Spirit of Religious Liberty…guiding the ships’ mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Figure Study

Figure Study (ca. 1871–1911)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Group of figures

Group of figures

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Landscape with houses in distance

Landscape with houses in distance

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Study for ‘The Frenzy, and what came of it’ – [comment on riots and strikes in Pittsburgh and Chicago]

Study for ‘The Frenzy, and what came of it’ – [comment on riots and strikes in Pittsburgh and Chicago]

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Portrait of Mrs. Abbey

Portrait of Mrs. Abbey

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‘Come hither, gracious sovereign, view this body’, King Henry VI, Part II, Act III, Scene II

‘Come hither, gracious sovereign, view this body’, King Henry VI, Part II, Act III, Scene II (1891)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Study of a fountain

Study of a fountain

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Composition for an illustrated verse 

Composition for an illustrated verse  (1986)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Woman in the Garden

Woman in the Garden (1895)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Study for Wandering Minstrel (oil painting)

Study for Wandering Minstrel (oil painting)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Galahad Departs, study for The Quest of the Holy Grail

Galahad Departs, study for The Quest of the Holy Grail

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
‘He went to Tonson,’ illustration to ‘The Noble Patron’

‘He went to Tonson,’ illustration to ‘The Noble Patron’ (1888)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Study for a ‘Matrimonial Speculation’

Study for a ‘Matrimonial Speculation’ (1990)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
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