Christmas Eve, 1862 (from Harper's Weekly), Thomas Nast, January 3, 1863

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Christmas Eve, 1862 (from Harper's Weekly), January 3, 1863, Wood engraving, Sheet: 14 7/16 × 21 7/16 in. ( × cm), Prints, Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), Landau 1840–1902 Guayaquil), Nast's image was published in the 1862 Christmas issue of Harper’s Weekly, during days filled with both trials for the Union and rising hope. Large central vignettes depict a soldier and his wife, separated but thinking of and praying for one another

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Size: 5484px × 3766px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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