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José Guadalupe Posada

Gift of Calaveras, Given to the Chickpea Sellers. As Proof of True Love, Quarrels of a Water Seller

n.d.
Relief engraving or photo relief etching on wove paper
40 × 30 cm (15.7 × 11.8 in)

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