Upon Her Eyes

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A woman sits in an armchair, a book resting on her lap, her head propped against a pillow

The life upon her yellow hair, but not within her eyes—
The life still there, upon her hair—the death upon her eyes.

Artist

Name:: Pickersgill, Frederick Richard
Dates:: 1820-1900
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Linton, William James
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The poetical works of Edgar Allan Poe
Author:: Poe, Edgar Allan
Publisher:: New York: J.S. Redfield, 1858
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Description:

A young woman sits in an armchair, an open book resting on her lap, her head propped against a pillow placed beside her along the wall. She appears to be asleep, though a butterfly hovering above her head suggests her departing soul.

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