Christmas, 1863

by Thomas Nast, Harper'S Weekly

$300 · Offered by Argosy Book Store

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1863. Double-page print. Image measures 20.5 x 14 This two-page print features six vignettes of Christmastime during the American Civil War. The largest and central image shows a man returning from war on furlough for Christmas, embracing his wife and child while children in the background stare worriedly at the soldier's uniform on the floor. The cartoon subtly evokes the effect

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