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José Guadalupe Posada

Skeleton standing in a pulpit, from a broaside entitled 'De este famoso hipodromo en la pista, no faltara ni un solo periodista', published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo.

ca. 1889–1895
Zincograph
2.7 × 2 cm (1.1 × 0.8 in)

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