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Edwin Austin Abbey - Study for the Head of Hamlet, for The Play Scene, in Hamlet

Study for the Head of Hamlet, for The Play Scene, in Hamlet

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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Figure study for mural at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911

Figure study for mural at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (1985)

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Study of a woman in cloak and hat

Study of a woman in cloak and hat (1994)

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Study of a tree trunk

Study of a tree trunk (1991)

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Study of exterior of a red brick building

Study of exterior of a red brick building

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‘Beside the bed where parting life was laid…,’ illustration for Oliver Goldsmith’s The Deserted Village

‘Beside the bed where parting life was laid…,’ illustration for Oliver Goldsmith’s The Deserted Village

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Early study for ‘The Infancy of Galahad’

Early study for ‘The Infancy of Galahad’

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‘And none knew why he fed them both with his own hands’

‘And none knew why he fed them both with his own hands’ (1888)

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Sketch of a foot II

Sketch of a foot II (1983)

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Landscape – Fields

Landscape – Fields

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Interior Study

Interior Study (1993)

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Hamlet; ‘Now I might do it pat, now he is praying’, Act III, Scene iii, Hamlet

Hamlet; ‘Now I might do it pat, now he is praying’, Act III, Scene iii, Hamlet (1902)

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Merchant of Venice, I, 3

Merchant of Venice, I, 3 (1888)

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Boats at sea; battleship foreground, sailboat in distance

Boats at sea; battleship foreground, sailboat in distance (1988)

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Landscape; Meadow. Church in background

Landscape; Meadow. Church in background

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Sketch of a hand

Sketch of a hand

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