Dirge of the Three Queens
Medium
Pastel on paper
Dimensions
29 x 45 1/4 in. (73.7 x 114.9 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Edwin A. Abbey, 1918
Accession Number
18.142
Tags
MenWomenCoffins
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