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José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Cover for 'Coleccion de Cartas Amorosas Cuaderno No. 6', a young woman writing a letter at a desk

ca. 1900
Type-metal engraving and letterpress on green paper
14.8 × 20 cm (5.8 × 7.9 in)

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