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In the Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

1888

In the Library by Edwin Austin Abbey

Medium

Pen and ink on cardboard

Dimensions

sheet: 17 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (45.1 x 28.6 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

29.100.925

Tags

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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

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