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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Winslow Homer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing on old paper with torn edges. The drawing depicts Christmas scenes. At the top in an arc are the words "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year". The drawing is divided into sections. A central circular scene depicts a man on a throne-like chair flanked by a woman and a man. Several oval scenes are around the central scene. The lower half depicts people socializing and dancing. The top left oval scene depicts a horse-drawn sleigh on a city street marked "5th Avenue". The top right oval scene depicts a horse-drawn sleigh on snowy ground next to a barn. The drawing has decorative holly border. The top right reads "Harper's Weekly". The artist's last name is in the bottom right.

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1218 × 893 px
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