St. Nicholas and His Elves
St. Nicholas and His Elves

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St. Nicholas and His Elves

Randolph Caldecott, British, 1846–1886
x1943-140

Information

Title
St. Nicholas and His Elves
Maker
Randolph Caldecott
Medium

Watercolor, pen and black ink, over graphite

Dimensions

26.5 x 34.9 cm. (10 7/16 x 13 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Class of 1895

Object Number
x1943-140
Signatures

Signed, lower right: R.C.

Culture
British
Type
drawings, watercolors
Materials
paper (fiber product), watercolor, graphite, ink
Subject
Christmas, toys (recreational artifacts), saints, figures (representations), snow

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