Illustration by edwin austen abbey for judith shakespeare: her love affairs and other adventures by william black. New york: harper, 1884. Pen and ink over graphite underdrawing with scraping out. One of the leading lights in america's golden age of illustration (1870-1930), edwin austin abbey (1852-1911), created this pen and ink drawing for judith shakespeare, a novel published in 1884. Abbey's rapidly maturing technique and style are evident in this scene drawn with remarkable detail--as seen in his rendering of judith and her companion, their clothing, controlled use of light and tone, and balanced placement of figures. In the story, shakespeare's second daughter unwisely allows a young man to have a preliminary look at her father's manuscript of the tempest. - from the library of congress website. Date: 1884.
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