Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911) was an American artist, illustrator, and painter. He began at an early age as an illustrator, producing numerous illustrations and sketches for such magazines as Harper's Weekly and Scribner's Magazine. Abbey was an illustrator with Harper's Weekly from 1871-1874. He journeyed to England in 1878 and remained there for most of the rest of his life. While in England he produced illustrations for many of Harpers’ serials. His most famous paintings were of Shakespearean and Victorian subjects.
