Into the Universe

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

This is a drawing of a figure holding a tablet. The scene shows swirling lines in the background, with the figure draped in flowing garments. The hands are in a pose of calmness or contemplation. The figure holds a rectangular tablet with calligraphed text. The illustration is in monochrome shading, emphasizing texture and depth.

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below image, lower right in pen and ink: Elihu Vedder; center in plate: "Into this Universe, and Why not knowing / Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing / And ou t of it, as Wind along the Waste / I know not Whither, will-nilly blowing." / Elihu Vedder

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Q74891132

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