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Edwin Austin Abbey - Two sketches of a woman (dressed in red, in green) – costume studies for a play

Two sketches of a woman (dressed in red, in green) – costume studies for a play

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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Portia, character in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice

Portia, character in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice (1888)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Title page design, Scribner’s Magazine

Title page design, Scribner’s Magazine (1894)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
‘It is ten o’clock. Thus we may see,’ quoth he, ‘how the world wags’ Act II, scene vii

‘It is ten o’clock. Thus we may see,’ quoth he, ‘how the world wags’ Act II, scene vii (1887)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Figure in woods

Figure in woods

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
The Play Scene in Hamlet, Act III, Scene II

The Play Scene in Hamlet, Act III, Scene II (1897)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
‘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

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Study of the captive virtues, for ‘The Castle of the Maidens’

Study of the captive virtues, for ‘The Castle of the Maidens’ (1989)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Sketch for ‘O the Gentle Nightingale!’

Sketch for ‘O the Gentle Nightingale!’

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Joseph of Arimathea, Figure study for [The Arthurian Round Table’

Joseph of Arimathea, Figure study for [The Arthurian Round Table’

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

Architectural Study (ca. 1871–1911)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
The casket scene, Merchant of Venice, III, 2

The casket scene, Merchant of Venice, III, 2 (1888)

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

Group of figures

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 (1980)

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

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

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
Sketch for King John, from King John

Sketch for King John, from King John

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
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