Drawing of Santa Claus

Full color Victorian-era drawing of Santa Claus’s arrival. Three stockings were hung by the fireplace waiting for Santa. He’s now arrived with his sack full of toys to fill those stockings and bring joy to three children.

This charming Christmas image is in the public domain and may be used however you wish in your Christmas projects.

The illustrator of this vintage Christmas image was not identified. It was used to illustrate Clement C. Moore’s (1779-1863) famous poem Night Before Christmas published circa 1870.

Drawing of Santa Claus

This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.