Editing Edwin Austin Abbey (section)

===Pennsylvania State Capitol===
[[File:Pennsylvania State Capitol lunettes.jpg|thumb|Lunette and medallion murals (1908–11) at the [[Pennsylvania State Capitol]] Rotunda. Left to right: ''The Spirit of Vulcan'', ''Science'', ''The Spirit of Religious Liberty'', ''Art'', ''The Spirit of Light''.]]
In 1908–09, Abbey began an ambitious program of murals and other artworks for the newly completed [[Pennsylvania State Capitol]] in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], Pennsylvania. These included [[allegorical]] medallion murals representing ''Science'', ''Art'', ''Justice'', and ''Religion'' for the dome of the [[Rotunda (architecture)|Rotunda]], four large lunette murals beneath the dome, and multiple works for the House and Senate Chambers. For the Senate chamber he finished only one painting, ''Von Steuben Training the American Soldiers at Valley Forge'',<ref name="EB1922">{{EB1922|inline=y|wstitle=Abbey, Edwin Austin|volume=30|page=1}}</ref> and he was working on the ''Reading of the Declaration of Independence'' mural in early 1911, when his health began to fail. He was diagnosed with cancer. Studio assistant William Simmonds continued work on the mural with little supervision from Abbey, and with small contributions by [[John Singer Sargent]].