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Edwin Austin Abbey - Sketch for ‘O the Gentle Nightingale!’

Sketch for ‘O the Gentle Nightingale!’

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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Study for figure of 8 am in ‘The Hours’ ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Study for figure of 8 am in ‘The Hours’ ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1996)

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Figure Study of a Knight

Figure Study of a Knight (ca. 1871–1911)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Fat man in landscape

Fat man in landscape

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Title page for Aesop’s Fables, No. 2

Title page for Aesop’s Fables, No. 2

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Group of people in an open cart

Group of people in an open cart (1991)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
The comedies of William Shakespeare

The comedies of William Shakespeare (1899)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Sketch of a woman – study for a play

Sketch of a woman – study for a play

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Figure study, man in medieval costume.

Figure study, man in medieval costume. (1993)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Study for figure of Abundance in the mural, Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth, at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Study for figure of Abundance in the mural, Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth, at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Study for General Meade

Study for General Meade (1994)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Man in seventeenth-century dress holding a scroll; With every Good Wish from M. G. and E. A. Abbey for 1911

Man in seventeenth-century dress holding a scroll; With every Good Wish from M. G. and E. A. Abbey for 1911 (1911)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Man and woman in an interior

Man and woman in an interior

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Dancers, costume sketch for Henry Irving’s Planned Production of King Richard II

Dancers, costume sketch for Henry Irving’s Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Country scene; fence, field, farmhouse in distance

Country scene; fence, field, farmhouse in distance

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

Interior Study

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
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