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Edwin Austin Abbey - Study for figure of 3 pm for ‘The Hours’ ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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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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The Jewels

The Jewels

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Study for figure of 4 am in ‘The Hours’ celing at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Study for figure of 4 am in ‘The Hours’ celing at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1981)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Study for The Scarlet Letter (oil painting)

Study for The Scarlet Letter (oil painting)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Columbus in the New World

Columbus in the New World (1906)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Drapery study for ‘Galahad Departs’ in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Drapery study for ‘Galahad Departs’ in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Figure Study, for The Spirit of Vulcan, Genius of the Workers in Iron and Steel, Rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg

Figure Study, for The Spirit of Vulcan, Genius of the Workers in Iron and Steel, Rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg (ca. 1902–1908)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Itinerant Fools, costume sketch for Henry Irving’s 1898 Planned Production of Richard II

Itinerant Fools, costume sketch for Henry Irving’s 1898 Planned Production of Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Portrait of an unidentified woman

Portrait of an unidentified woman (1998)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Portrait of Mrs. Abbey in pink dress, waist length

Portrait of Mrs. Abbey in pink dress, waist length (1896)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Unidentified Shakespeare scene (two men)

Unidentified Shakespeare scene (two men)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Mountainous landscape with budding trees

Mountainous landscape with budding trees (1993)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
With Pride Upon Her Brow

With Pride Upon Her Brow (c. 1878)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Drawing for the poster publicizing the exhibition for and publication of the book of Abbey’s Quest of the Holy Grail in New York City

Drawing for the poster publicizing the exhibition for and publication of the book of Abbey’s Quest of the Holy Grail in New York City

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Study for head of a Celtic woman, from The Play Scene, Hamlet, act 3, scene 2

Study for head of a Celtic woman, from The Play Scene, Hamlet, act 3, scene 2 (1897)

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)
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