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José Guadalupe Posada|José Sanchez

A demon holding a young boy by his shoulders over a group of vultures, illustration for 'La Escala de Viento,' published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

ca. 1880–1910
Zincograph
16.3 × 11.7 cm (6.4 × 4.6 in)

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