Boy Carrying a Large Box
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Pen and ink
Dimensions
sheet: 4 7/16 x 4 5/16 in. (11.3 x 11 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964
Accession Number
64.636.4
Art Historical Context
Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911), a leading American illustrator and muralist of the late 19th early 20th centuries, *Boy Carrying a Large Box in 1906, near the end of his illustrious. Renowned for his meticulous illustrations in publications like *Harper's Weekly* and grand Shakespearean murals, Abbey brought a Pre-Raphaelite-inspired to detail and narrative depth to his works. This intimate pen-and-ink drawing, measuring just 4 7/16 x 4 5/16 inches, captures a young boy straining under the weight of an oversized box, evoking everyday struggle with poignant realism. The medium of pen and ink h...
About the Artist
Edwin Austin Abbey · 1852–1911
Abbey was one of the leading illustrators during the last quarter of the 19th century. He specialized in illustrating poems and historic novels, including the works of Shakespeare, Pope, and Goldsmith. American illustrator and mural painter. Comment on works: illustrations