Six antique woodcut engravings which were published in "The Illustrated London News" on March 6th, 1858. Images are of Fitzgreene Halleck, William Cullen Bryant, Charles Anthon, Bayard Taylor, George Bancroft and Nathaniel Parker Willis. A short descriptive account of each celebrity is printed on the verso under the heading 'Literary Celebrities of New York'.
Approx 22cms by 36cms.