Edwin Austin Abbey, "Who Is Sylvia? What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her?"

Edwin Austin Abbey

American · 1852–1911 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Edwin Austin Abbey, Fishermen on the shore at sunset, oil on canvas laid down on boardFishermen on the shore at sunsetBonhams · $2,750≈ £1,754≈ €2,194Sign up to see
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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 Central Library.

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Born 1852, PhiladelphiaDied 1911, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q259538 ↗ULAN 500010457 ↗Museum works 20

Also known as Abbey, E. A. Abbey, e. abbey, Edwin A. Abbey, Edwin Abbey

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Edwin Austin Abbey, "Who Is Sylvia? What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her?"
"Who Is Sylvia? What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her?"1896-1899; reworked 1900 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Co…
Edwin Austin Abbey, "King Lear," Act I, Scene I
"King Lear," Act I, Scene I1898 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of George A. Hearn, 1913 — Open Access (…
Edwin Austin Abbey, Entrance of the Serving Maid
Entrance of the Serving Maid1884–86[?] · Black ink and graphite on off-white wove paper card
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950 — Open Acce…
Edwin Austin Abbey, Dirge of the Three Queens
Dirge of the Three Queens1895 · Pastel on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edwin A. Abbey, 1918 — Open Acce…
Edwin Austin Abbey, The Hat with the Blue Ribbons
The Hat with the Blue Ribbons1884–86[?] · Watercolor on cardboard
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950 — Open Acce…
Edwin Austin Abbey, The Harvesters, illustration to "The Leather Bottèl"
The Harvesters, illustration to "The Leather Bottèl"1887 · Pen and ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…
Edwin Austin Abbey, Costumed Actor
Costumed Actor1890 · Black pen and ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1959 — Open Access…
Edwin Austin Abbey, Solitude: Miss Vesta Rollinstall
Solitude: Miss Vesta Rollinstall1878 · graphite on heavy cream wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Davis Hatch Collection — Open Acces…
Edwin Austin Abbey, With Pride Upon Her Brow
With Pride Upon Her Browc. 1878 · black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash and heightened with white on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen in Memory of He…
Edwin Austin Abbey, With Pride Upon Her Brow
With Pride Upon Her Brow1878 · wood engraving in black on one newsprint page of a 20-page book-fold edition of Harper's Weekly from Saturday, November 9, 1878
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Edwin Austin Abbey, A Happy New Year
A Happy New Yearc. 1900-1910 · pen and black ink over graphite on paperboard
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Edwin Austin Abbey, Compositional study, for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Lady Anne
Compositional study, for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Lady Anne1895
Yale University Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale University Art Gallery
Edwin Austin Abbey, Compositional study, for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Lady Anne
Compositional study, for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Lady Anne1895
Yale University Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale University Art Gallery
Edwin Austin Abbey, Compositional study, for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Lady Anne
Compositional study, for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Lady Anne1895
Yale University Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale University Art Gallery
Edwin Austin Abbey, Figure study of nun, for The Infancy of Galahad, in The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail, Book Delivery Room, Boston Public Library
Figure study of nun, for The Infancy of Galahad, in The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail, Book Delivery Room, Boston Public Library1892
Yale University Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale University Art Gallery
Edwin Austin Abbey, Figure study of nun, for The Infancy of Galahad, in The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail, Book Delivery Room, Boston Public Library
Figure study of nun, for The Infancy of Galahad, in The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail, Book Delivery Room, Boston Public Library1892
Yale University Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale University Art Gallery
Edwin Austin Abbey, Study for “Harvest Home”
Study for “Harvest Home”1891
Yale University Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale University Art Gallery
Edwin Austin Abbey, May Day Morning
May Day Morning1892
Yale University Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale University Art Gallery
Edwin Austin Abbey, Figure study, for The Spirit of Vulcan, Genius of the Workers in Iron and Steel, Rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg
Figure study, for The Spirit of Vulcan, Genius of the Workers in Iron and Steel, Rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg1905
Yale University Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale University Art Gallery
Edwin Austin Abbey, Now Crossed a Mirror's Face
Now Crossed a Mirror's Facec. 1889 · Pen and black ink over graphite on cream laminated board
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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