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She Stoops to Conquer

Drawing
1885 (made)
Artist/Maker

Pen and ink drawing on paper. Study for a book illustration (“She Stoops to Conquer”?). A girl, facing right, her left arm stretched out, her right hand on her hip.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleShe Stoops to Conquer (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on paper
Brief description
Original drawing for the illustration to 'She Stoops to Conquer'; pen drawing by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1885
Physical description
Pen and ink drawing on paper. Study for a book illustration (“She Stoops to Conquer”?). A girl, facing right, her left arm stretched out, her right hand on her hip.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8 1/4in (Note: Taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1912, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1913, p.84)
  • Width: 12 1/2in (Note: Taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1912, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1913, p.84)
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
E. A. Abbey 1885. (Signed)
Credit line
Presented by Mrs. Abbey in memory of E. A. Abbey, R.A.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1912, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1913
Collection
Accession number
E.902-1912

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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