The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS (English periodical published in London from 1842 until the end of the 19th century) "Pheasant shooting" (original pheasant hunting) Original woodcut from the graphic kit of the English periodical "The Illustrated London News", published on 29 October 1859. Bell specimen with the usual slight transparency of the text on the reverse, complete with the page header with the date, overall in excellent general condition, embellished by the bright modern coloring in watercolor and tempera and inserted in an elegant cardboard passepartout thick. Bibliography: Houfe "The Dictionary of 19th Century British Book Illustrators" Woodbridge 1996 p. 26. Measurements in mm: 440 x 560 (the passepartout)