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A woman who gave birth to three children and four animals

ca. 1894
Not on view
Image included in the broadsheet "¡Caso raro! Una mujer que dio a luz a tres niños y cuatro animales" (Imprenta de A. Vanegas Arroyo, ca 1894).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A woman who gave birth to three children and four animals
  • Artist: José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, Aguascalientes 1852–1913 Mexico City)
  • Date: ca. 1894
  • Medium: Type-metal engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (9 × 14 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.82.29
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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