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The Comet

A work made of double-sided relief engraving on zinc on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of double-sided relief engraving on zinc on paper.

Date:

1899, printed 1910

Artist:

José Guadalupe Posada
Mexican, 1852-1913

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

José Guadalupe Posada

Title

The Comet

Place

Mexico (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1899

Medium

Double-sided relief engraving on zinc on paper

Dimensions

29.6 × 40.4 cm (11 11/16 × 15 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

1943.1335

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