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José Sanchez|José Guadalupe Posada

An old man with spectacles and one hand behind his back painting on a wooden block, illustration for 'El Rey que Rabio'

ca. 1880–1910
Type-metal engraving
17.1 × 11.7 cm (6.7 × 4.6 in)

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