The compliments of the season a la carte

A full-length self-portrait of Nast exposing his empty suit pockets to the viewer and hanging his head.
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Signed, lower right: Th: Nast. / Jan. 1, 1894.
Title inscribed above image.
Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.471)
According to cartoonist and art historian Draper Hill, this image was probably used as a personal greeting card by the artist. His gesture might refer to his poor financial situation at the time, exacerbated in 1893 by the failure of his newspaper, Nast's Weekly.
Exhibit loan 4207-L.