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Le Rocher, by French painter Henri Manguin (1906). In private collection.
The Interior of the Palm House, by German painter Carl Blechen (1832). Alte Nationalgalerie.
BONUS TRACK: Some really creepy and disturbing Christmas cards that I found and I thought you may want to see!!
Normally associated with the bringer of the above gifts, is Father Christmas or Santa Claus. The two are in fact two entirely separate stories. Father Christmas was originally part of an old English midwinter festival, normally dressed in green, a sign of the returning spring.
One of the most significant seasonal traditions to emerge from the Victorian era is the Christmas card. It was Sir Henry Cole, the first director of the V&A, who introduced the idea of the Christmas card in 1843.
Five Hours at Paquin’s, by French painter Henri Gervex (1906). In private collection.
Melancholy, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1894). In private collection.