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Thomas Nast

Santa Claus

1884–85

Dating
Date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Etching (?)
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
Collection no.
33.35.5
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Santa Claus — Thomas Nast. 1884–85.

Medium: Etching (?). Dimensions: Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast, 1933.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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