Original 1878 book engraving framed in a vintage brass-tone frame.
This illustration, titled “Hymn to the North Star” was taken from an 1878 edition of Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant, published by D. Appleton & Company. The page includes a printed excerpt from the poem beneath the artwork.
Frame measures approximately 4 inches wide by 5 inches long.
Back of frame is affixed with an easel back.
Source clarification: The title page of the book reads Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant, while the cover uses the shorter form Bryant’s Poetical Works, which was common in 19th-century bindings.
