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Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawn’s Early Light
20 November 2025 to 15 February 2026
EndedThe National Gallery presents Edwin Austin Abbey's large preparatory study for The Hours — his final and most ambitious work, painted in Gloucestershire for the Pennsylvania State Capitol — reintroducing a largely forgotten giant of American art.
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From Philadelphia to Gloucestershire, hear the story of a great American artist and his finest painting. See Edwin Austin Abbey’s huge study for ‘The Hours’, the celestial scene that decorates the ceiling of the House of Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg. His most important work, created late in his career, it was to be his last. A friend of John Singer Sargent, Royal Academician, successful artist and illustrator – Abbey, born 1852 in Philadelphia,...
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Sunday10am–6pm
Monday10am–6pm
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–9pm
Saturday10am–6pm
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© National Gallery
Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawn’s Early Light
20 November 2025 to 15 February 2026
EndedThe National Gallery presents Edwin Austin Abbey's large preparatory study for The Hours — his final and most ambitious work, painted in Gloucestershire for the Pennsylvania State Capitol — reintroducing a largely forgotten giant of American art.
From National Gallery
From Philadelphia to Gloucestershire, hear the story of a great American artist and his finest painting. See Edwin Austin Abbey’s huge study for ‘The Hours’, the celestial scene that decorates the ceiling of the House of Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg. His most important work, created late in his career, it was to be his last. A friend of John Singer Sargent, Royal Academician, successful artist and illustrator – Abbey, born 1852 in Philadelphia,...
Read more at National Gallery →Critic Reviews
No reviews yet for this exhibition.
Visit
Trafalgar Square, London·View on artmap
Sunday10am–6pm
Monday10am–6pm
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–9pm
Saturday10am–6pm