Christmas Eve--old faces for young hearts / Th. Nast, 1877. – Antique Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique engraving of Christmas Eve--old faces for young hearts / Th. Nast, 1877. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Christmas Eve--old faces for young hearts / Th. Nast, 1877.
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Thomas Nast's *Christmas Eve--old faces for young hearts* takes its title from a idea at the center of the holiday: Santa Claus is an old figure whose appeal lies in childlike wonder. Nast first published the scene in 1877, and this engraving was later reprinted in *Christmas Drawings for the Human Race*, a Harper & Brothers volume from 1890. Nast did more than almost any other illustrator of his day to shape the American picture of Santa, through his work for *Harper's Weekly*, so the plate is worth studying as an example of that visual tradition taking hold.
| Created / published | [1890?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1890.Engravings 1890. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Christmas drawings for the human race / Thomas Nast. New York : Harper & Brothers, 1890, c1889, pl. [30?] |
| Subjects | Santa Claus--1890. Christmas--1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 902 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-168996 |
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