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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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Study, woman in long green dress, pink scarf

Study, woman in long green dress, pink scarf

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Composition study with zodiac figures for ‘The Hours’ ceiling mural, House Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol at Harrisburg

Composition study with zodiac figures for ‘The Hours’ ceiling mural, House Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol at Harrisburg

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Sketch of a woman – costume study for a play III

Sketch of a woman – costume study for a play III (2002)

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The Sunday Walk

The Sunday Walk (ca. 1886)

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Richard II (in black), costume sketch for Henry Irving’s 1898 Planned Production of Richard II

Richard II (in black), costume sketch for Henry Irving’s 1898 Planned Production of Richard II

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Study for figure of 9 am for ‘The Hours’ mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Study for figure of 9 am for ‘The Hours’ mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1991)

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Fat man in landscape

Fat man in landscape

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

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

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Study of a field and tree

Study of a field and tree

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Medieval lady, sketch for an unidentified Shakespeare play

Medieval lady, sketch for an unidentified Shakespeare play

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Two female figure in cloister, from The Cloister

Two female figure in cloister, from The Cloister (1988)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Study of landscape with trees and stone wall

Study of landscape with trees and stone wall

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Three men in a dry-goods store – country store, Dolbyville

Three men in a dry-goods store – country store, Dolbyville

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Woman standing by a riverbank

Woman standing by a riverbank

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Architectural Study II

Architectural Study II

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