The Dance
Edwin Austin Abbey
ca. 1884
Medium
Pen and ink
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 14 1/2 in. (35.6 x 36.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921, transferred from the American Wing
Accession Number
21.103
Tags
DancersMenWomenDancing
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