Merry Christmas to one and all.
This is a Thomas Nast illustration from the current (1863) Harper's Magazine. It shows a soldier on furlough in the center. I'm assuming that is his wife.
The chap in the picture to the left is Santa Claus. Many credit Nast with creating the image we most associate with the gentleman.
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