{"product_id":"thomas-nast-santa-sleeping-child-wall-art","title":"Thomas Nast Santa and Sleeping Child – Vintage Christmas Wall Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn elderly bearded Santa in a fur-trimmed cap and fur-collared coat leans in profile over a metal bed, one bare hand resting on the bedclothes as a curly-haired child sleeps in a ruffled nightdress. Sprigs of holly, mistletoe and knitted stockings gather around the coverlet in dense black crosshatching. \u003cem\u003eThomas Nast Santa and Sleeping Child\u003c\/em\u003e renders this quiet Christmas-eve moment as a monochrome pen-and-ink drawing, a wood engraving credited in the plate to Th: Nast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollectors of Victorian Christmas art and readers who love a hushed holiday scene will find this a warm, sentimental choice. Hang it in a living room above the mantel during the festive season, or in a child's bedroom or nursery for a gentle bedtime image. 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 seasonal 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 created this Santa and sleeping child image?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is credited to Thomas Nast, whose signature Th: Nast appears in the plate, and it reproduces a wood engraving from his run of Christmas illustrations. Nast helped shape the popular image of Santa Claus across the 1860s to 1890s, and this quiet bedside scene sits within that body of festive work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat is happening in this scene?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fur-clad Santa Claus leans over a metal-framed bed where a curly-haired child sleeps with one hand near the chin. Holly, mistletoe, knitted stockings and a small drawstring pouch surround the bedding, while a gloved hand grips a slender rod at the bed rail above, all worked in shadowed night tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat technique was used to make this artwork?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a monochrome pen-and-ink drawing reproduced as a wood engraving, built from dense crosshatching in black ink on cream, aged paper. The palette stays within black, white, beige, gray and brown, giving the deep nighttime shadows and fine linework typical of Victorian engraved illustration.\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 wood engraving, printed fresh on 230GSM archival matte paper. You are not buying an aged original; you receive a clean, modern print of the historic image, made to hang and enjoy in your own home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haus of Prints","offers":[{"title":"16x20","offer_id":48955658076352,"sku":"thomas-nast-santa-sleeping-child-wall-art-16x20","price":69.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5x7","offer_id":48955657978048,"sku":"thomas-nast-santa-sleeping-child-wall-art-5x7","price":34.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8x10","offer_id":48955658010816,"sku":"thomas-nast-santa-sleeping-child-wall-art-8x10","price":54.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14","offer_id":48955658043584,"sku":"thomas-nast-santa-sleeping-child-wall-art-11x14","price":64.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":48955658109120,"sku":"thomas-nast-santa-sleeping-child-wall-art-A3","price":69.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x24","offer_id":48955658141888,"sku":"thomas-nast-santa-sleeping-child-wall-art-18x24","price":84.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x25","offer_id":48955658174656,"sku":"thomas-nast-santa-sleeping-child-wall-art-20x25","price":89.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x30","offer_id":48955658207424,"sku":"thomas-nast-santa-sleeping-child-wall-art-24x30","price":99.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36","offer_id":48955658240192,"sku":"thomas-nast-santa-sleeping-child-wall-art-24x36","price":115.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"32x40","offer_id":48955658272960,"sku":"thomas-nast-santa-sleeping-child-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-santa-sleeping-child-wall-art-land-statement.webp?v=1788456467","url":"https:\/\/hausofprints.com\/products\/thomas-nast-santa-sleeping-child-wall-art","provider":"Haus of Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}