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| Picture No | 11963831 |
| Date | 15th century |
| Description | St Nicholas Bestowing Dowry on Daughters |
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St. Nicholas Bestowing a Dowry on the Daughters of an Impoverish Nobleman by Gerard David, commemorating the first gift of St. Nicholas of Bari, Bishop of Myra in the time of Diocletian from which has grown the custom of Christmas and the legend of Santa Claus - or Father Christmas.
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| Source | Painting by Gerard David reproduced in The Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1946 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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