Excellent condition ink signature on 4 1/4" x 2 1/2" card. Minor mounting creases at corners. "Th : Nast. / June 13, 1873".

Thomas Nast is one of the most beloved artists of the 1800's and he got his start as a Civil War illustrator for Harper's Weekly. He is fondly remembered as the originator of our popular image of Santa Claus, the Republican Elephant, and the Democratic Donkey. Following his death in 1902, Thomas Nast's obituary in Harper's Weekly stated, "He has been called, perhaps not with accuracy, but with substantial justice, the Father of American Caricature."