Excelsior

All Resolutions

A voice replied, far up the height,
Excelsior!

Artist

Name:: Benham, Jane E.
Dates:: 1829-1904
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Boston Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Poems (Longfellow)
Author:: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Publisher:: Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852
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Description:

A young man stands on a mountain wearing a coat of mail and carrying a sword at his side. He holds a banner which elegantly unfurls in the wind and shows the word “Excelsior.”

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{{cite web | title=Excelsior | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/excelsior/ | author=Benham, Jane E. | year=1852 | access-date=November 5, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}