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José Sanchez|José Guadalupe Posada

A man holding up a piece of fabric with an image of the Virgin, illustration for 'Novena para los nueve dias de jornadas con el auto religioso la Virgin de Tepayac,' published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

ca. 1880–1910
Type-metal engraving
16.4 × 11.2 cm (6.5 × 4.4 in)

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