Vedder, Elihu

Vedder, Elihu( 1836–1923),
painter known for his mystical subjects treated in a symbolic manner and his book illustrations, of which those made for the Rubáiyát (1884) are in the sensuous vein of Art Nouveau. He was long expatriated, as described in his rambling, whimsical memoir, The Digressions of V (1910). Subsequent books are Miscellaneous Moods in Verse (1914) and Doubt and Other Things (1922).