{"product_id":"thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art","title":"Thomas Nast Night Before Christmas – Vintage Christmas Wall Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eA barefoot boy in a long light nightshirt stands on tiptoe, both arms raised overhead, tacking a large stocking labelled MOTHER to a carved wooden mantel while a shaggy long-haired dog lies watchful beneath his feet, eyes open and alert. Rendered in black pen-and-ink line work on cream paper, \u003cem\u003eThomas Nast Night Before Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e gathers holly, a mantel clock, and a Santa Claus face medallion into one crowded fireside moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollectors of Victorian illustration and anyone who loves old-fashioned holiday scenes will find plenty to study in the dense cross-hatched shadow. Hang it in a living room above the sideboard for a seasonal focal point, or line a hallway with it as part of a wider gallery. Browse more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hausofprints.com\/collections\/vintage-christmas-prints\" title=\"Vintage Christmas Prints\"\u003eVintage Christmas Prints\u003c\/a\u003e to build a coordinated wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ePrint Details\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on premium 230GSM archival matte paper, giclée printed for gallery-quality colour and detail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in ten sizes — 5×7, 8×10, 11×14, 16×20, A3, 18×24, 20×25, 24×30, 24×36, and 32×40.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnframed print — frames shown in photos are for display only; ships worldwide rolled in a crush-resistant tube.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eWho is Thomas Nast and what does this scene show?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Nast was a nineteenth-century American illustrator known for shaping the popular image of Santa Claus. This scene shows a young boy in a nightshirt reaching up to tack a stocking marked MOTHER to the mantel, with a shaggy dog resting beneath him, its eye open and watching forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat technique was used to create this artwork?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is drawn in the wood-engraving style, built entirely from black pen-and-ink line work and dense cross-hatching on cream, aged paper. There are no colours beyond black, white, beige and gray. The heavy hatching renders the dim interior as flat shadow rather than any lit source.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eIs this an original antique print or a reproduction?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a giclée reproduction of a public-domain Thomas Nast Christmas illustration, printed today on archival matte paper. You are not buying a period engraving or an antique card. The reproduction faithfully preserves the original line work, lettering and cross-hatched detail of the source image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat size works for a living room wall?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a living room feature above a sideboard or sofa, choose 18×24 or 24×36 so the crowded fireside detail reads from across the room. Smaller sizes like 11×14 or 16×20 suit a hallway or a clustered gallery arrangement of several holiday prints.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haus of Prints","offers":[{"title":"16x20","offer_id":48954734575808,"sku":"thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art-16x20","price":69.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5x7","offer_id":48954734477504,"sku":"thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art-5x7","price":34.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8x10","offer_id":48954734510272,"sku":"thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art-8x10","price":54.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14","offer_id":48954734543040,"sku":"thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art-11x14","price":64.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":48954734608576,"sku":"thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art-A3","price":69.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x24","offer_id":48954734641344,"sku":"thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art-18x24","price":84.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x25","offer_id":48954734674112,"sku":"thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art-20x25","price":89.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x30","offer_id":48954734706880,"sku":"thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art-24x30","price":99.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36","offer_id":48954734739648,"sku":"thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art-24x36","price":115.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"32x40","offer_id":48954734772416,"sku":"thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art-32x40","price":129.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/1758\/3296\/files\/thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art-framed-statement.webp?v=1788442450","url":"https:\/\/hausofprints.com\/products\/thomas-nast-night-before-christmas-wall-art","provider":"Haus of Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}