A Merry Christmas (published in "Harper's Weekly," January 3, 1880) — Thomas Nast | DiscoverArt

A Merry Christmas (published in "Harper's Weekly," January 3, 1880)

originally published 1880

Relief print and electrotype

28 × 23.4 cm (11 × 9.2 in)

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