Costumed Actor

Edwin Austin Abbey American

1890

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Title: Costumed Actor
Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1852–1911 London)
Date: 1890
Medium: Black pen and ink
Dimensions: sheet: 12 x 9 1/2 in. (30.5 x 24.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1959
Object Number: 59.644.68
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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