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Her Tomb by the Sounding Sea Laura Milnor Iverson Acrylic on Canvas 20" x 16" This piece is offered at $1200 and does not need framing (see details below the image for information on ordering prints). Purchase and pay with a credit card or echeck: PayPal: Google Checkout: * * Our Ordering Page provides more information and alternate methods of ordering a painting. Detail:

Side view: The ghost of Annabel Lee, forever a maiden on the brink of womanhood, stands in the red iceplant on the bluffs overlooking the sea. She wears a white regency gown with a string of pearls, her blond hair swept up in a bun. The full moon illuminates the Grecian-style sepulchre on the rocky cliff. This Gothic fantasy landscape, inspired by the "Annabel Lee" poem by Edgar Allan Poe, is an original acrylic painting on a gallery-wrapped stretched canvas (the 3/4" sides are finished off in brown acrylic)--no need to frame. It has been lightly varnished to protect the paint and preserve the lustrous colors. The copyright watermarks on the image do not appear on the actual painting. If you would like the canvas fitted with picture wire, let me know at the time of purchase (no additional charge). The piece can be hung as is on one or two parallel nails but some people prefer hanging wire if the piece is going to be hung unframed. Giclee prints are available in a wealth of options...prints on fine art paper, stretched canvas, framed prints and greeting cards: Art Print Canvas Print Framed Print Greeting Card Handmade Pendant A black ribbon necklace is included so the piece is ready to wear. These have an extender chain that adjusts from approximately 18" - 21", closing with a lobster claw clasp. If you would like a longer length, an adjustable knotted cord may be substituted for no additional charge that will fit most sizes, typically 22" - 26" (these are adjusted by sliding the knots and don't have a metal clasp--a great unisex option). Please note that this pendant may be made to order. Allow an extra 2-4 days or contact me first to see if one is in stock. Size: 1 3/8" x 1 5/8" or 30mm x 40mm (not including the bail, which is the piece that fits over the cord) Material: Archival print topped with a glass cabochon. For the setting, bright silver plated onto lead-free base metal. Price: $29.00 Purchase and pay with a credit card or echeck: Google Checkout: * * Our Ordering Page provides more information and alternate methods of ordering a piece. Annabel by the Sounding Sea Click to see other views. In addition to prints, check out the fantastic items in the Great Stuff! store...apparel, totebags, mugs, calendars, teddy bears and more!

Annabel Lee

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

She was a child and I was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud by night,
Chilling my Annabel Lee;
So that her high-born kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me—
Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud, chilling
And killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we—
Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in heaven above
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,
In her sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the side of the sea.

-- Edgar Allan Poe