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

Thomas Nast American, born Germany

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Santa dressed in a fur suit with a wide belt into which are tucked pieces of mistletoe, holds hands with Mother Goose to dance in an interior. The "Cat and the Fiddle" provides music and a "Little Dog" seated next to roaring fire laughs to see such fun. The related wood engraving appeared on the cover of Harper's Weekly, January 3, 1880.

A Merry Christmas (published in "Harper's Weekly," January 3, 1880), Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), Landau 1840–1902 Guayaquil), Relief print and electrotype

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