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Abbey, Edwin Austin (1852–1911). American painter, etcher, and illustrator, active and highly successful in England (where he settled in 1878) as well as in his native country. He specialized in historical scenes and had several large and prestigious commissions, most notably a set of murals representing The Quest of the Holy Grail (completed 1902) in Boston Public Library (his friend Sargent also painted murals there) and the official painting commemorating Edward VII's coronation in 1902 (Buckingham Palace, London). Such works now seem rather overblown and ponderous, and his reputation rests mainly on his lively book and magazine illustrations. He was particularly prolific for the American political and literary journal Harper's Weekly, his association with it lasting from 1870 until his death. Although he always remained an American citizen, Abbey was devoted to cricket and had a private ground at his house at Fairford in Gloucestershire.

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