Illustration to a Pastoral Poem by Herrick
1870–1911
Medium
Pen and ink
Dimensions
sheet: 16 7/16 x 10 7/8 in. (41.8 x 27.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1912, transferred from American
Accession Number
12.172
Tags
Art Historical Context
Edwin Austin Abbey's *Illustration to a Pastoral Poem Herrick* (1870–1911) the whimsical charm of 17th-century English poet Herrick's verse through delicate pen and ink. This drawing, measuring 16 7/16 x 10 7/8 inches, likely depicts an idyllic pastoral scene featuring men and women amid flutes musical instruments—themes central to Herrick's celebrations of rural life, love, and pleasures in works like *Hesperides Abbey, a prominent American illustrator who spent much of his career in, infused such commissions with romantic lyricism, bridging Victorian tastes with Renaissance poetry. Abbey's ...
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