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          Edwin Austin Abbey: Royal Academician: the Record of His Life and Work; Volume 1 [Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall) ] on

        1. Who is best known for his edition of The Arabian Nights.
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        3. Edwin Austin Abbey was both illustrator and artist in the fullest sense.
        4. BiographyBorn in in Philadelphia, Edwin Austin Abbey studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Christian Schuessele.

          5. Edwin Austin Abbey (April 1, 1852 - August 1, 1911) was an American artist, illustrator, and painter. He flourished at the beginning of what is now referred to as the "golden age" of illustration, and is best known for his drawings and paintings of Shakespearean and Victorian subjects.

          His most famous work, The Quest of the Holy Grail, resides in the Boston Public Library.

          Abbey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniain 1852. He studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Christian Schuessele.

          Abbey began as an illustrator, producing numerous illustrations and sketches for such magazines as Harper's Weekly and Scribner's Magazine.

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          His illustrations began appearing in Harper's Weeklyat an early age: before Abbey was twenty years old. Abbey was an illustrator with Harper's Weekly from 1871-1874. He moved to England in 1878 where he was made a full member of the Royal Academy in 1898.

          In 1902 he was chosen to paint the coronation of King Edward VII. It was th