Santa Claus Coming Down the Chimney

Thomas Nast American, born Germany
originally published 1872
Not on view
Reprint of a wood engraving originally published in a journal such as Harper's Weekly in 1872.

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Object Information
  • Title: Santa Claus Coming Down the Chimney
  • Artist: Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), Landau 1840–1902 Guayaquil)
  • Date: originally published 1872
  • Medium: Relief print and electrotype
  • Dimensions: Image: 13 11/16 × 20 3/8 in. (34.7 × 51.7 cm)
    Sheet: 20 3/8 × 26 15/16 in. (51.7 × 68.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast, 1933
  • Object Number: 33.35.67
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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