Victorian Christmas Angel with Children Vintage Greeting Card

The angel's absolutely serene expression as she hovers above two suspiciously well-dressed Victorian children in a snowy pine forest is doing some heavy interpretive work—is this divine protection or an elaborate herding operation? The girl in the red coat clutches what appears to be a small purse with the grip of someone who has been warned about angels, while the boy in the fur-trimmed navy coat and matching fur hat stares at us with the hollow eyes of a child who has seen too much. Together, the three of them form a composition that says 'Merry Christmas' in red cursive at the bottom, which is really carrying the emotional weight of this entire scene.