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The Great Halley's Comet by José Guadalupe Posada — VisualArtsDB

The Great Halley's Comet

The Great Halley's Comet

José Guadalupe Posada

1899

Medium: Double sided relief engraving on zinc on paper
Dimensions: 29.9 × 19.9 cm (11 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
Genre: woodcut
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printTextprints and drawingwoodcutpaper (fiber product)

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