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History: Added a paragraph on the study done before painting the full mural, now at Yale. Added an image of the study as well.
[td]== History ==[/td] [td]Abbey was commissioned to create murals for the newly built State Capitol, completed in 1906 under architect [[Joseph Miller Huston]]. His contributions to the House Chamber included ''The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania'', ''Pennβs Treaty'', and ''The Hours'' (a ceiling allegory). Abbey created the ''Apotheosis'' in his London studio and shipped it to Harrisburg for installation. He died in 1911 before the mural was fully installed, and his assistant William Simmonds oversaw its completion.<ref name="CPC2020" /><ref name="Yale">Yale University Art Gallery. [https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/61204 "Study for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania"]. Retrieved 2 September 2025.</ref>[/td]
[td]Abbey was commissioned to create murals for the newly built State Capitol, completed in 1906 under architect [[Joseph Miller Huston]]. His contributions to the House Chamber included ''The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania'', ''Pennβs Treaty'', and ''The Hours'' (a ceiling allegory). Abbey created the ''Apotheosis'' in his London studio and shipped it to Harrisburg for installation. He died in 1911 before the mural was fully installed, and his assistant William Simmonds oversaw its completion.<ref name="CPC2020" /><ref name="Yale">Yale University Art Gallery. [https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/61204 "Study for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania"]. Retrieved 2 September 2025.</ref>[/td] [td][/td] [td][[File:Edwin Austin Abbey - Study for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania, House of Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg - 1937.1685 - Yale University Art Gallery.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|''Study for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania'' (c. 1909β1911), oil on canvas, Yale University Art Gallery]][/td] [td][/td] [td]As part of his preparation, Abbey painted a large-scale study for the mural, now in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery. Also created in oil on canvas circa 1909β1911 and measuring 68 Γ 68 in (173 Γ 173 cm), the study shows how Abbey planned the placement of historical figures and symbolic elements before painting the large mural in the Capitol. It was produced in Abbeyβs London studio and entered Yaleβs collection in 1937 following a donation from his estate.<ref name="YaleStudy">Yale University Art Gallery. [https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/61204 "Study for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania"]. Retrieved 2 September 2025.</ref> Yale has also featured the work in programming on Abbeyβs legacy, including a gallery talk that addressed both its artistic context and the conservation treatment it has received.<ref name="YaleEvent">Yale University Art Gallery. [https://artgallery.yale.edu/calendar/events/edwin-austin-abbeys-apotheosis-context-and-conservation "Edwin Austin Abbeyβs Apotheosis: Context and Conservation"]. Retrieved 2 September 2025.</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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[/td][td]== History ==[/td] [td]Abbey was commissioned to create murals for the newly built State Capitol, completed in 1906 under architect [[Joseph Miller Huston]]. His contributions to the House Chamber included ''The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania'', ''Pennβs Treaty'', and ''The Hours'' (a ceiling allegory). Abbey created the ''Apotheosis'' in his London studio and shipped it to Harrisburg for installation. He died in 1911 before the mural was fully installed, and his assistant William Simmonds oversaw its completion.<ref name="CPC2020" /><ref name="Yale">Yale University Art Gallery. [https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/61204 "Study for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania"]. Retrieved 2 September 2025.</ref>[/td]
[td]Abbey was commissioned to create murals for the newly built State Capitol, completed in 1906 under architect [[Joseph Miller Huston]]. His contributions to the House Chamber included ''The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania'', ''Pennβs Treaty'', and ''The Hours'' (a ceiling allegory). Abbey created the ''Apotheosis'' in his London studio and shipped it to Harrisburg for installation. He died in 1911 before the mural was fully installed, and his assistant William Simmonds oversaw its completion.<ref name="CPC2020" /><ref name="Yale">Yale University Art Gallery. [https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/61204 "Study for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania"]. Retrieved 2 September 2025.</ref>[/td] [td][/td] [td][[File:Edwin Austin Abbey - Study for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania, House of Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg - 1937.1685 - Yale University Art Gallery.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|''Study for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania'' (c. 1909β1911), oil on canvas, Yale University Art Gallery]][/td] [td][/td] [td]As part of his preparation, Abbey painted a large-scale study for the mural, now in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery. Also created in oil on canvas circa 1909β1911 and measuring 68 Γ 68 in (173 Γ 173 cm), the study shows how Abbey planned the placement of historical figures and symbolic elements before painting the large mural in the Capitol. It was produced in Abbeyβs London studio and entered Yaleβs collection in 1937 following a donation from his estate.<ref name="YaleStudy">Yale University Art Gallery. [https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/61204 "Study for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania"]. Retrieved 2 September 2025.</ref> Yale has also featured the work in programming on Abbeyβs legacy, including a gallery talk that addressed both its artistic context and the conservation treatment it has received.<ref name="YaleEvent">Yale University Art Gallery. [https://artgallery.yale.edu/calendar/events/edwin-austin-abbeys-apotheosis-context-and-conservation "Edwin Austin Abbeyβs Apotheosis: Context and Conservation"]. Retrieved 2 September 2025.</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Figures depicted ==[/td]
[td]== Figures depicted ==[/td]
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