Santa Claus's Rebuke
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1871.
Print. Woodcut engraving. Image measures 15 3/4" x 10 3/4"
This Christmas print was drawn by Thomas Nast for the cover of Harper's Bazar in 1871. The illustration shows Santa Claus and a young boy. Santa holds a letter from the boy's parents behind his back, informing him not to bring any gifts because the boy has been naughty. The illustration is surrounded by a decorative holly border. In very good condition.
Thomas Nast was a political cartoonist and illustrator; credited with devising elephant and donkey symbols of Republican and Democratic parties, and with creating American image of Santa Claus. He largely featured Catholicism and the papacy in Rome, Irish-Americans, and corrupt Democratic politicians (namely Boss Tweed and the Tammany Hall institution).
Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $300.00
Item #327528