Old Man Walking in the Snow Carrying a Large Basket, Accompanied by a Dog

Edwin Austin Abbey

19th–20th century · Pen and ink · Drawings and Prints

Abbey drew this holiday card and used it to send greetings to an unknown recipient from himself and his wlfe. He met Mary Gertrude Mead in 1888 at Russell House, an artist's summer colony in the Cotswolds village of Broadway, and they married in 1890.

Artist

Edwin Austin Abbey

Date

19th–20th century

Medium

Pen and ink

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964