Upon Her Eyes

All Resolutions

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

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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 is sitting in an armchair with a book on her lap and leaning her head on a pillow placed against the wall at her side. She looks like she’s sleeping, although the butterfly above her head suggests her departing soul.

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