Original artwork, not a still
On the Death of a Very Young Gentleman
He was exhal'd; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Death is compared with morning dew being drawn upward by the sun. The Creator takes the place of that warming force, and the spirit becomes something gently lifted away. The image presents departure as a change of state rather than an account of bodily suffering.
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