The Watch on Christmas Eve, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Watch on Christmas Eve, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Watch on Christmas Eve, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished January 1, 1876
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 20 1/16 × 13 3/8 in. (51 × 34 cm) Sheet: 21 11/16 × 15 7/16 in. (55.1 × 39.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.306
Not on view
DescriptionTwo children, a girl asleep in a chair and a boy peering over his left shoulder, await Santa Claus while their parents watch from the door in the background.
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Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at lower right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page numbers "8" and "9" and publisher typeset above image in black ink.
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Lithograph on paper
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 4, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.302
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Date: published March 6, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.274
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 5 , 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.47
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.25
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.639
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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