Witness this magnificent celestial scene on display in London for the first time in a century 💫 Our free exhibition, ‘Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawn’s Early Light’, tells the story of the great American artist Edwin Austin Abbey and presents his breath-taking 24-foot-wide study for his mural, ‘The Hours’. Produced in his Gloucestershire studio between 1909-1911, both the study and mural were eventually shipped to America to decorate the ceiling of the House of Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg. In this harmonious composition, allegorical female ‘hour’ figures flow in a circle against a starry sky of graduating shades of blue that mark the shift from day to night with the sun and moon at either side. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to find out more. Until 15 February 2026. #ArtHistory #Exhibition #NationalGallery
Witness this magnificent celestial scene on display in London for the first time in a century 💫 Our free exhibition, ‘Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawn’s Early Light’, tells the story of the great American artist Edwin Austin Abbey and presents his breath-taking 24-foot-wide study for his mural, ‘The Hours’. Produced in his Gloucestershire studio between 1909-1911, both the study and mural were eventually shipped to America to decorate the ceiling of the House of Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg. In this harmonious composition, allegorical female ‘hour’ figures flow in a circle against a starry sky of graduating shades of blue that mark the shift from day to night with the sun and moon at either side. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to find out more. Until 15 February 2026. #ArtHistory #Exhibition #NationalGallery
