In a Tavern, Illustration for "Phillada Flouts Me"
Medium
Pen and ink on cardboard
Dimensions
sheet: 11 1/4 x 17 7/8 in. (28.6 x 45.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number
29.100.928
Tags
Art Historical Context
Edwin Austin Abbey, a prominent American illustrator of the late 19th century, *In a Tavern, Illustration "Phillada Flouts"* in 1886. This pen and ink drawing on cardboard captures a lively tavern scene inspired by the 16th-century English "Phillada Flouts," a tale of unrequited love rustic revelry. Abbey, renowned for his meticulous narrative illustrations in publications like Harper's Magazine, drew on Shakespearean and historical themes, blending Victorian precision with a Pre-Raphaelite flair for detail and atmosphere. Rendered in fine pen lines on a modest 11¼ x 17⅞-inch sheet, the work ...
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