The Queen in "Hamlet"
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sen. Stuart Symington and Rep. James W. Symington
Accession Number
1973.28.1
Tags
royalFigure femaleperformermeditation
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