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DescriptionGran calavera eléctrica2.jpg
English: "Gran calavera eléctrica" (Grand electric skull) "Print shows large skeleton hypnotizing group of skulls and a sitting skeleton; an electric street car, with skeletons as passengers, is in the background." "1 print on white fabric : relief etching ; 21.4 × 34 cm. (sheet)." Created by, José Guadalupe Posada
Français : "Gran calavera eléctrica" (Le grand squelette électrique) Gravure de José Guadalupe Posada montrant un grand squelette hypnotisant un autre squelette assis et un ensemble de crânes, ainsi qu'un tramway électique, dont les passagers sont des squelettes, en arrière plan. Dimensions : 21,4 × 34 cm.
Date between 1900 and 1913
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1913-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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José Guadalupe Posada  (1852–1913)  wikidata:Q732526
 
José Guadalupe Posada
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Guadalupe Posada; José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar; Jose Guadalupe Posada Aguilar; José-Guadalupe Posada; Jose Guadalupe Posada
Description Mexican cartoonist
Date of birth/death 2 February 1852 Edit this at Wikidata 20 January 1913 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Aguascalientes, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Work period 1871–1913
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  2. ↑ See 1928 Art.1183.
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