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Dirge of the Three Queens

Edwin Austin Abbey

1895

Medium

Pastel on paper

Tags

Men Women Coffins

Dimensions

29 x 45 1/4 in. (73.7 x 114.9 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Edwin A. Abbey, 1918

Department

The American Wing

Culture

American

Rights

Public Domain

About Edwin Austin Abbey

1852–1911 • United States

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

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