Sotheby's mis-attributed it to joseph clark (1834-1926) here archived 2018-01-09 at the wayback machine when they auctioned it in 2007. He did exhibit the christmas dole at the royal academy in 1889 (no. 444); but, that was a different painting. Sotheby's corrected their error for its 2013 auction (pointed to by source). Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1902. Dimensions: height: 90 cm (35.4 in); width: 120 cm (47.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Unknown location. James Clark - Christmas