Elihu Vedder, born in New York on February 26, 1836 and died in Rome on January 29, 1923, was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor and poet. A symbolist artist, his best-known work is the 55 illustrations from the translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward Fitzgerald. Metropolitan Museum of Arts. Public domain. Enhanced by hand for an incredibly close rendering of an original drawing. You will be able to perceive the intensity and the material effect of blacks, whites, colors. Ships within 2-3 days.