Skeletons of the good defenders
José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|Manuel Manilla · Mexican|Mexican|Mexican
Date: ca. 1900–1910
Medium: Type-metal engraving and letterpress on buff paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in. (40 × 30 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Skeletons
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
Date range
1895 – 1905
Largest dimension
30.0 cm
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