Victorian Christmas Greeting Card with Cherubs on Rocking Horse

For reasons that defy all logic, the artist chose to render the angel with a thousand-yard stare—the exact expression of someone who has Seen Things—while chaperoning a curly-haired toddler on a rocking horse at full gallop. The child, apparently unaware that safety regulations were invented for a reason, brandishes what appears to be a riding crop while a tiny sailboat, wrapped gift, and miniature white horse scatter beneath them like a toy store crime scene. Framed by holly, pink ribbons, and a Christmas tree radiating what can only be described as 'divine static,' this card leaves one crucial question unanswered: who is the angel protecting the child FROM, and why does she already regret everything?