New-Year's Present to a Bachelor by Thomas Strong

Strong, Thomas W. · ca 1843

This hand-colored print depicts an interior scene of an unmarried man opening a large basket that contains two infants. The man wears a long coat, vest, high collar, bow tie and plaid trousers. An unopened letter lies on the floor near the basket. He has a look of dismay as he peers down on the unruly infants and realizes his responsibilities for the babies. A family of four looks on gleefully through a door in the background. Also in the background are a picture on the wall of a man on horseback, flowered wallpaper, and a patterned rug.