The Fireside Poets: William Cullen Bryant & John Greenleaf Whittier (3 Photographs)
New York & Boston: Sarony; Warren, 19th cent. Original photographs. This is a collection of 3 photographic cards featuring two of the five American poets collectively referred to as the "Fireside Poets" for their fame and ubiquity in 19th century America.
One cabinet portrait and one carte de visite (CDV) of William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), the celebrated American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the "New York Evening Post." The CDV measures 4 1/8 x 2 3/8", and the cabinet portrait is 6 1/2 x 4 1/4". Both are undated photographs taken by Sarony in New York. The other photograph is of John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), the American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. The cabinet card measures 6 1/2 x 4 1/4", and was produced by Warren, in Boston. All in very good condition. vg. Item #40365
Price: $375.00