All Resolutions
Artist
- Name:
- Abbey, Edwin Austin
- Dates:
- 1852-1911
- Country:
- US
Illustration
- Subject:
- Ornaments & patterns
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Selections from the poetry of Robert Herrick
- Author(s):
- Herrick, Robert
- Publisher:
- New York: Harper & Brothers, 1882
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Headpiece showing a daffodil flanked by a skull on each side. This illustration introduces “Divination by a Daffodil.” Below is the full poem:
Divination by a Daffodil
When a daffodil I see,
Hanging down his head t’wards me;
Guess I may, what I must be:
First, I shall decline my head;
Secondly, I shall be dead;
Lastly, safely buried.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, black & white, death, flower, skull