1 Drawing, pencil, pen and ink on paper, 19 x 11.5 cm., on sheet 28 x 20.1 cm.
Access Note / Rights:
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Summary:
Pen and ink over preliminary drawing in pencil of a cavalier, signed and dated lower right: E.A. Abbey, 1890.
Citation:
[Cavalier] [graphic] / Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 2786, frame 26 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography 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.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
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.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
