Elihu Vedder
Elihu Vedder | |
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Vedder in 1870 | |
| Born | 26 February 1836 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | 29 January 1923 (aged 86) |
| Known for | Drawing Oil painting Mural painting |
| Movement | Realism; Pre-Raphaelites |
| Spouse |
Caroline Rosekrans (m. 1869) |
| Children | 4 |
Elihu Vedder (26 February 1836 – 29 January 1923) was an American symbolist painter, book illustrator and poet from New York City. He is best known for his fifty-five illustrations for Edward FitzGerald's translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (deluxe edition, published by Houghton Mifflin).