Edwin Austin Abbey, born in Philadelphia on April 1, 1852, was an artist whose career unfolds before us like a colorful painting. His artistic development began with simple illustrations for magazines such as Harper's Weekly and Scribner's Magazine. His creative line was influenced by European black and white art, and his skills grew visibly as he illustrated the works of Charles Dickens, Robert Herrick, and Oliver Goldsmith. With these works, Abbey proved that he was as skilled with a pen as other artists were with a brush.
In 1878, at the request of his employers, Abbey moved to England to illustrate the poetry of Robert Herrick. His illustrations were so successful that he eventually settled in England. In 1883, he was elected to the prestigious Royal Institute of Painters in Water-Colors. It was around this time that Abbey began to become known for his paintings as well. His watercolor "The Evil Eye" and other works such as "The Rose in October," "An Old Song," "The Visitors," and "The Jongleur" have lost none of their original magic to this day. Abbey also created wonderful pastels such as "Beatrice," "Phyllis," and "Two Noble Kinsmen," which demonstrate his extraordinary ability to master the gentle tones of this technique. Abbey first showcased his skills with oils in 1890 with his painting "A May Day Morn." His participation in the Royal Academy in London marked an important milestone in his career. Equally notable was his commission of the painting for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1901, which earned him well-deserved recognition.
The 1890s took Abbey to the Boston Public Library, where he created an impressive series of murals. The series, depicting "The Quest and Attainment of the Holy Grail," was a massive undertaking that took Abbey eleven years to complete in his English studio. It was a true masterpiece that continues to impress visitors to the library today with its ingenuity and perfect craftsmanship. An art print of one of his works from this series would certainly enhance any home or office. Another project Abbey undertook was the creation of a series of murals and artwork for the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This ambitious project, begun in 1908, presented the ultimate challenge to his artistic abilities. Unfortunately, his health deteriorated at this time and he was unable to complete all of the works himself. Edwin Austin Abbey left an impressive artistic legacy. His works are exhibited in many prestigious museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Although Abbey is no longer with us, his presence remains in the masterpieces he left behind. He is proof that true art can transcend time and space, touching the hearts and souls of people long after the artist's death.
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.jpg "Who Is Sylvia What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_Highland_Town_-_(MeisterDrucke-1336921).jpg "Bourg & Bribun Cliffs, Mull by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1336171).jpg "Three Men, Study for Taming of the Shrew (?) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Who Is Sylvia? What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her?, c.1896-99 by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1333544).jpg "Sketch of a Male Nude by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Cartoon of a man in pantaloons by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "The Death of Mercutio - Act III, Scene I, Romeo and Juliet by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Brighton in the Time of Our Grandfathers, the Pavilion, Steyne, and Promenade by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_in_-_(MeisterDrucke-1334539).jpg "Study for Figure of 11 pm(?) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_industrial_interior_-_(MeisterDrucke-1338489).jpg "Sketch of Continental Iron Works (industrial interior) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1357466).jpg "Study for Twelfth Night (?) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Sheet of studies, three of a waterfall, one of a colt by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Lady Anne by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Goneril and Regan, King Lear, Act I, Scene I by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Unidentified Scene, from Hamlet or Macbeth? by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "The Duke by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Lucio and Claudio - Act I, Scene III, Measure for Measure by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Titania, illustration for Act II, Scene ii, A Midsummer Night by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_in_-_(MeisterDrucke-1359093).jpg "Study for the Figure of 4 am(?) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1338277).jpg "Study of an Angel by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "The Shipwreck, illustration for Act I, Scene i, The Tempest by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Olivia and Viola, Illustration for Act I, Scene V, Twelfth Night by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Rebecca and Rowena, illustration for Ivanhoe by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "A Lady, Costume Sketch for Henry Irving by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Joseph of Arimathea, Figure Study by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Desdemona and Emilia - Act IV, Scene III, Othello by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_costume_sketch_for_Henry_Irving_-_(MeisterDrucke-1358738).jpg "Richard II (in red), Costume Sketch for Henry Irving by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "King Lear, Act I, Scene I, Cordelia")
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.jpg "Sheet of Sketches: Two Nude Females, Profile of a Man, Figure Seated in an Interior by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Bottom & Titania, illustration for A Midsummer Night")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1339553).jpg "Study of an Angel by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1338380).jpg "Study for Twelfth Night (?) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Parolles by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Prince of Morocco by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Earl of Berkeley, costume sketch for Henry Irving by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Study for Figure of 3 PM by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Two Sketches: Sketch of Two Hands; Sketch of an Old Man in Profile by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Jesters, Costume Sketch for Henry Irving by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Study of Benjamin Franklin for the murals at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (completed by John Singer Sargent) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_(watercolor)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1334698).jpg "Study for An Old Song by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Sketch of Four Men in Medieval Dress at a Table - Unidentified Illustration by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "The Letter. Unpublished Pen Drawing, 1890, 1923 by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Goneril and Regan in King Lear Act I Scene I by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1334389).jpg "Sketch of Figures Around a Table - Unidentified Illustration for a Play? by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Head of Man, Coronation by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Sketch of a woman - costume study for a play? by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Miscellaneous Study, Costume Sketch for Henry Irving by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Figure Study for Sir Lancelot and Sir Bors Outfit Galahad with His Spurs (from The Quest of the Holy Grail) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Lady Anne by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Three men in a dry-goods store - country store, Dolbyville by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_unidentified_sitter_-_(MeisterDrucke-1347807).jpg "Coronation of Edward VII Portrait - Unidentified Sitter by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Cartoon of Figure Walking at Sunrise by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Hermione Entreats Polixenes - Act I, Scene II, The Winter by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Sit Down at Our Table by Henry Wolf")
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.jpg "Aumerle, Costume Sketch for Henry Irving by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "The Play Scene in Hamlet, Act III, Scene II by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Figure Study for The Spirit of Vulcan, Genius of the Workers in Iron and Steel, capitol rotunda, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Sketch of a Young Man in Profile; Sketch of Two Sets of Hands in Prayer by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "First Apparition: Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! beware Macduff., Act IV, Scene 1, Macbeth by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Proteus and the Duke, from Act III, Scene I, Two Gentlemen of Verona by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Pile of men: caricature by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Fools, costume sketch for Henry Irving by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1339693).jpg "Preliminary Study for Othello (?) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Glaiveman, costume sketch for Henry Irving by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Study for Figure of Abundance in the Mural, Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth, at the State Capitol Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Juliet by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_Act_II_Scene_IV_Measure_for_Measure_-_(MeisterDrucke-1335942).jpg "Angelo and Isabella - Act II, Scene IV, Measure for Measure by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-129372).jpg "Ichabod Crane by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Keeper of Prison, costume sketch for Henry Irving by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_Man_viewing_a_painting_(verso)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1336036).jpg "Civil War Sketch (recto); Man Viewing a Painting (verso) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Study for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania, House of Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Pietro Corsi by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Study of the Head of an Old Bearded Man, for King Arthur by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1347804).jpg "Costume Study for Two Gentlemen of Verona by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Figure Scene. Hamlet? by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1348065).jpg "Three Men, study for Taming of the Shrew (?) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Unidentified Figure Study for Mural Project at the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building, Harrisburg, 1902-1911 by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_unidentified_illustration_-_(MeisterDrucke-1338984).jpg "Interior Restaurant Scene (Unidentified Illustration) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Duke Frederick by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Figure in Repose, sketch for an unidentified Shakespeare play by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Bust of a Woman by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Fishmonger, Costume Sketch for Henry Irving by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1337430).jpg "Early Studies for Taming of the Shrew (?) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Figure Study for King Arthur by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_or_Franklin()_for_mural_at_the_state_capitol_buil_-_(MeisterDrucke-1339162).jpg "Study for the figure of Penn or Franklin for mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (completed by John Singer Sargent) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Prologue by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Study of an Elderly Woman in Rocking Chair, Reading by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "An Angel by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Architectural Study: Hall Farm by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Study for Central Figure by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "King Lear, Act I, Scene I by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Study for William Penn: Sketch for Mural for the State Capitol Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (completed by John Singer Sargent) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Joseph of Arimathea, Figure Study by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1347243).jpg "Figure of a Woman (unidentified illustration) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Baron von Steuben drilling American recruits at Valley Forge in 1778 by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1362697).jpg "Study for The Education of Isabella by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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_Sketch_of_one_foot_(verso)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1340196).jpg "Sketch of Three Feet (recto); Sketch of One Foot (verso) by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "Nude Male Figure Study, Life Class by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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.jpg "O Mistress Mine, Where Are You Roaming by Edwin Austin Abbey")
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