Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey (1852 - 1911)
Nationality: American
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Media: Painting, Etching, ILlustration
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Biography:
Although born in America, Edwin Austin Abbey received most of his success in England working as an illustrator, painter, and etcher. He was known for his historical scenes and murals done for public commissions. The latter of these included a mural done for the Boston Public Library that depicted the search for the Holy Grail and a painting produced for the coronation of Edward VII in 1902. Probably his finest works, Abbey’s illustrations were regularly seen in Harper’s Weekly. Abbey remained an American citizen but spent the majority of his life at his residence in Gloucestershire.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Edwin Austin Abbey Before the School Board - p.109 Harper's Weekly 10 February 1877 wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Edwin Austin Abbey The Frenzy and What Came of it - Titlepage Harper's Weekly 18 August 1877 wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Edwin Austin Abbey One More Mouth to Feed - p.29 Harper's Weekly 13 January 1877 wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Edwin Austin Abbey The Reigning Belle - Titlepage Harper's Weekly 21 Juky 1877 wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Edwin Austin Abbey Around the Council Fire - the Young Brave's Speech - p.392 Harper's Weekly 10 May 1873 wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Edwin Austin Abbey The College Regatta - On the Road to the Lake / Returning from the Lake - p.633 Harper's Weekly, 1 August 1874 wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Edwin Austin Abbey Annual Dinner of the St. Nicholas Society of New York - Bringing in the Old Dutch Weather-Cock - p.1032 Harper's Weekly29 December 1877 wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Edwin Austin Abbey Reading the Declaration of Independence By John Nixon, From the Steps of Indepence Hall, Philadelphia July 8 1776 - p.573 Harper's Weekly 15 July 1876 wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Edwin Austin Abbey - The Penance of Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester 1900 oil on canvas Carnegie Museum of Art American
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Pierre Lagarde Tracking rabbits - from Harper's Weekly, page1132,20 Dec. 1873. Wood Engraving 19th - 20th century
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John Constable - Netley Abbey c. 1833 oil on canvas The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art British
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Herbert Railton Westminster Abbey SeriesV - Westminster Abbey from the Northeast Etching 19th - 20th century
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Herbert Railton Westminster Abbey Series II- South Transept of Westminster Abbey Etching 19th - 20th century
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Herbert Railton Westminster Abbey Series I- Westminster Abbey from the Dean's Yard Etching 19th - 20th century
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Robert Sargent Austin Bethlehem engraving 1926
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Robert Sargent Austin The Stonebreaker etching 1925
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Robert Sargent Austin Siena etching 1923
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Robert Sargent Austin The Fisherman engraving 1927
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Robert Sargent Austin Highbridge engraving 1927
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Robert Sargent Austin Man with a Cross etching 1924
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Robert Sargent Austin Mendicanti etching 1924
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Robert Sargent Austin Bell, no. 2. engraving 1927
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Robert Sargent Austin Before Mass engraving 1926
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Robert Sargent Austin Scythes engraving 1929
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Robert Sargent Austin Zoutelande engraving 1929
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Robert Sargent Austin Autumn etching 1922
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Robert Sargent Austin The Bath Tub lithograph 1930
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David Johnson - Edwin Forest 1871 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Robert Sargent Austin The Cathedral, Palma etching 1927
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Robert Sargent Austin The Flight into Egypt engraving 1925
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Robert Sargent Austin San Domenico, Perugia etching 1925
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Robert Sargent Austin Alice Lush engraving 1928
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Robert Sargent Austin Woman of Scanno engraving 1926
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Robert Sargent Austin Women in Church etching 1924
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Robert Sargent Austin Women in Church (No. 2) engraving 1936
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Robert Sargent Austin The Pack Bridge engraving 1926
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Robert Sargent Austin The Trace Horse etching 1921
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Robert Sargent Austin The Horse of Ostend etching 1921
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Robert Sargent Austin Sottocastello etching 1926 - 1929
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Robert Sargent Austin Child in Bed drypoint etching 1929
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William Henry Fox Talbot - Window at Lacock Abbey 1839 photogenic drawing n The Royal Photographic Society British
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George Cuitt the Younger - Easby Abbey, near Richmond c. 1821-1854 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Roger Fenton - The Cloisters, Tintern Abbey 1854 salted paper print f National Gallery of Art British
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Philip James de Loutherbourg - The River Wye at Tintern Abbey 1805 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Robert Sargent Austin Woman tethering a Goat engraving 1928
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Robert Sargent Austin The Angel of St. Matthew, Orvieto etching 1924
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Robert Sargent Austin The blind Beggar of Tivoli etching 1923
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Robert Sargent Austin Sisters of Assisi etching and engraving 1925
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Robert Sargent Austin Woman milking a Goat engraving 1925
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Nathaniel Austin Plate pewter circa 1785
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Robert Sargent Austin S. Carlo and S. Giacomo, Rome etching 1924
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Robert Sargent Austin The Wooden Bridge, Sottocastello engraving 1929
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Robert Sargent Austin Ponte Pietra, Verona etching 1925 - 1927
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Robert Sargent Austin Comare Guilia etching and engraving 1924 - 1925
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Wassily Kandinsky - Panel for Edwin R. Campbell No. 4 1914 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Russian
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Wassily Kandinsky - Panel for Edwin R. Campbell No. 2 1914 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Russian
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Wassily Kandinsky - Panel for Edwin R. Campbell No. 3 1914 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Russian
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Aelbert Cuyp - Landscape with the Ruins of Rijnsburg Abbey c. 1645 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art Dutch
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Edwin Henry Landseer A Highland Group 19th century
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Edwin Henry Landseer Paul Sandby 19th century

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (13)
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Brugge 2002 - Episcopal Seminary: Cloistered Worlds, Open Books: Medieval Manuscripts in Dialogue with Contemporary Art
The location alone - not a framework, but an integral part of the exhibition concept - makes a visit to 'Cloistered world, open books' a unique event. On the edge of Bruges city centre stands a former abbey built by the Cistercian monks of Ten Dui...
Louvre Museum: The Treasury of the Sainte Chapelle
First of all, the relics and reliquaries from the Imperial Byzantine palaces...
Irish Museum of Modern Art: Artformations: Organised by the Education and Community Department
The first, Breaking the Cycle, which ran in several schools from 1997 to 2000, was undertaken as part of collaboration with the Department of Education and Science, which also co-funded the project. The exhibition includes children's work from cl...
Photo Review: Call for Entries: 2001 Photo Review Photography Competition
Also, the prize-winning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at the photography gallery of The University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Because their work was seen in The Photo Review, past winners have been given one-person exhibitio...
Collins Gallery: Designs Drawings & Processes: John K Clark, Glasspainter
Little however, is ever revealed about the techniques and processes involved and this is a unique opportunity to examine the evolution of some of the most technically complex stained glass ever created.
Tate Britian: Romantic Landscape: The Norwich School of Painters, 1803-1833
This group was strong but diverse. It was described as a school only because its leaders, John Crome and John Sell Cotman, operated in Norwich as teachers and drawing masters. Neither their own work, nor that of their pupils, displ...
De Vleeshal: Back from School: Group exhibition, curated by Edwin Carels
The controlling eye within the school environment and the conditioning views of parents are both briefly absent. And thus, so are the child's inhibitions. The normative social perspective makes way for unashamed spontaneity...
Saint Louis Art Museum: Tadao Ando - Architect
Ando's chosen building material is reinforced concrete. In plan, his buildings consist of geometric forms whose smooth concrete surfaces define pristine sculpted spaces. Ando is particularly masterful at incorporating light, water, and lands...
Mabee Gerrer Museum of Art: Unveiling Ancient Mystery: Etruscan Treasures
“Prince Fabrizio Alliata’s collection is the finest example of Etruscan gold jewelry I have had the opportunity to both see and study,” said Vatican Museums Director General Dr. Francesco Buranelli. The exhibition is being brought to Oklahom...
Art Gallery of New South Wales: Australian Sculptor Bertram Mackennal
Whilst Mackennal remained an expatriate, travelling back to Australia only three times, he maintained close links to local sculptors. He had a large impact on the growth and directions of sculpture in Australia. He completed a number of public wor...
Shire Pottery Gallery and Studios: Bergmans Dinosaurs
Classically trained sculptors Alan Lisle and Nick Whitmore, both fans of Bergman's films, together with painter Joe Dias, have chosen the Shire Pottery Gallery in Alnwick, to express, in a stylish exhibition of recent works, their belief that cr...
Peabody Essex Museum: To the Ends of the Earth, Painting the Polar Landscape
Driven by the promise of adventure, fame and spiritual fulfillment, artists risked their lives to witness scientific missions, personal journeys and officially sanctioned exploration. The polar environment provided ideal scenery for two major mari...
Cesi Palace, Camaver Kunsthaus: Call for Artists: The Green Lion
Green Lion is the ambitious title of the artistic event that will present, not only paintings, but also sculptures, photography, literature, music and movies. The exhibition is inspired by one of the most important members of the group of Renaissa...

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