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Portrait by José Guadalupe Posada — VisualArtsDB

Portrait

Portrait

José Guadalupe Posada

1871–1913

Medium: Engraving on typemetal on paper
Dimensions: 18.6 × 14.2 cm (7 3/8 × 5 5/8 in.)
Genre: relief etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)relief etching

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