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Edwin Austin Abbey

1852–1911 · American

Born
1852 · Philadelphia
Died
1911 · London

22 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Edwin Austin Abbey was an American muralist, illustrator, and painter who flourished at the beginning of the "golden age" of illustration. He is known for his drawings and paintings of Shakespearean and Victorian subjects, as well as for his mural series, The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail.

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Edwin Austin Abbey (April 1, 1852 – August 1, 1911) 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 Central Library.

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Selected registered works by Edwin Austin Abbey

Selected from 22 works by Edwin Austin Abbey in the Collect24 Registry.

Edwin Austin Abbey, Man Walking in the Snow Carrying a Covered Basket, Accompanied by a Small Terrier

Edwin Austin Abbey

Man Walking in the Snow Carrying a Covered Basket, Accompanied by a Small Terrier, 1890–1911

Pen and ink

21.6 × 14 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-497514

Edwin Austin Abbey, Seated Woman Holding a Shield: A Happy New Year to you from M. G. and E. A. Abbey

Edwin Austin Abbey

Seated Woman Holding a Shield: A Happy New Year to you from M. G. and E. A. Abbey, 1890–1911

Pen and ink

16.5 × 11 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-497510

Edwin Austin Abbey, He went to Tonson, illustration to "The Noble Patron"

Edwin Austin Abbey

He went to Tonson, illustration to "The Noble Patron", 1888

Pen and ink on cardboard

45.1 × 28.6 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-508386

Edwin Austin Abbey, Entrance of the Serving Maid

Edwin Austin Abbey

Entrance of the Serving Maid, 1884–86[?]

Black ink and graphite on off-white wove paper card

25.6 × 35.9 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-938238

Edwin Austin Abbey, Dirge of the Three Queens

Edwin Austin Abbey

Dirge of the Three Queens, 1895

Pastel on paper

73.7 × 114.9 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-934131

Edwin Austin Abbey, A Pavane

Edwin Austin Abbey

A Pavane, 1897

oil paint

101.6 × 261.6 cm

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

C24-453513

Edwin Austin Abbey, Costumed Actor

Edwin Austin Abbey

Costumed Actor, 1890

Black pen and ink

30.5 × 24.1 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-501847

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

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

Pen and ink

21.9 × 14.4 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-497508

Edwin Austin Abbey, Woman in a Grecian Gown Playing a Lyre

Edwin Austin Abbey

Woman in a Grecian Gown Playing a Lyre, 1890–1911

Pen and ink

29.8 × 15.9 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-496560

Edwin Austin Abbey, Man Delivering a Holiday Box

Edwin Austin Abbey

Man Delivering a Holiday Box, 1906

Pen and ink

11.3 × 11 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-496556

Edwin Austin Abbey, Young Girl Carrying a Basket

Edwin Austin Abbey

Young Girl Carrying a Basket, 1908

Pen and ink

11.4 × 8.9 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-496553

Edwin Austin Abbey, The Sunday Walk, illustration to "Sally in Our Alley"

Edwin Austin Abbey

The Sunday Walk, illustration to "Sally in Our Alley", ca. 1886

Pen and ink on cardboard

44.1 × 31.4 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-490236

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