[Cavalier] [graphic] / Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890
Abbey, Edwin Austin,
b. 1852
d. 1911
Painter, Muralist, Illustrator
New York, N.Y.; London, England
Collection size: 1 drawing : pencil, pen and ink on paper ; 19 x 11.5 cm., on sheet 28 x 20.1 cm.
Collection Summary: Pen and ink over preliminary drawing in pencil of a cavalier, signed and dated lower right: E.A. Abbey, 1890.
Biographical/Historical Note: Painter, illustrator, muralist. Studied at PAFA. Well known for his illustrations for Shakespeare's works and Herrick's poems. Executed murals at the Boston Public Library and the State Capitol Building at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Donated 1963-1964 by Julius H. Weitzer, who received it with other papers of August De Forest, a collection of art reference materials accumulated by De Forest from Charles Henry Hart and other sources.
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