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His friendship with Horsley came from their shared enthusiasm for art and working together to organize The Great Exhibition in 1851.<\/p>\n<p>In 1943 Cole decided that he would surprise his friends with a novel and colorful holiday card at Christmas time instead of the usual Christmas letter. At that time letters were time consuming to write and were hand delivered. Cole\u2019s idea meant that from the lithograph John painted, personalized holiday cards could be printed and mailed in pre-printed penny post envelopes. You could say it was the first form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/christmas-cards\/business-christmas-cards\/\">corp<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/christmas-cards\/business-christmas-cards\/\">orate<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/christmas-cards\/business-christmas-cards\/\"> Christmas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/christmas-cards\/business-christmas-cards\/\"> cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The card measured 5-1\/8 by 3-1\/4 inches. It was printed in a dark sepia ink and hand colored.\u00a0 The design is framed by a trellis of vines forming three panels. The side panels depict figures representing two of the acts of charity, &#8220;feeding the hungry&#8221; and &#8220;clothing the naked.&#8221; In the center is a picture of a family party, including three generations, from grandparents to grandchildren, drinking wine. 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