Winslow Homer
Santa Claus and his Presents

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Santa Claus and his Presents
  • Christmas Out of Doors
Date1858
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate (.A): 5 13/16 × 9 1/8 in. (14.7 × 23.1 cm)
Plate (.B): 5 15/16 × 9 3/16 in. (15.1 × 23.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 10 7/16 in. (39.4 × 26.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.630.A,.B
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Cypress Creek Christian Church and Community Center, Spring, Texas, for Homer/Nast exhibition, September 1, 1998 to February 9, 1999.

Exhibited in "A Victorian Christmas," at the Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, Texas, November 1, 2000 to January 8, 2001 (LN:2000.26).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right corner of sheet in pencil "K G42 / 43"
printed bottom left corner on plate B "WH"
titles as above printed below each plate

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