Mr Palmer in the Character of Christmas

Mr Palmer in the Character of Christmas

Thomas Cook

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print is titled Mr Palmer in the Character of Christmas. It was published in London on 20 November 1779. The print is part of the Harry Beard Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and it depicts John Palmer as Christmas, a character from a prologue to the Christmas Tale. You can learn more about this style by looking at the movement: Romanticism.

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