José Guadalupe Posada
El Crimen de la Profesa (The Crime of the Professional)

El Crimen de la Profesa (The Crime of the Professional)

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El Crimen de la Profesa (The Crime of the Professional)
ArtistMexican, 1852–1913
PublisherMexico City
CultureMexican
Titles
  • El Crimen de la Profesa (The Crime of the Professional)
  • from the portfolio 36 Grabados: José Guadalupe Posada (36 Engravings: José Guadalupe Posada)
Dateprinted 1943
Published inMexico City, Mexico
MediumEngraving
DimensionsPlate: 6 × 9 1/16 in. (15.2 × 23 cm)
 Sheet: 13 13/16 × 9 3/8 in. (35.1 × 23.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Friends of Freda Radoff
Object number56.27.26
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printed top right: PAGINA 26., lower right reading vertically: Corrido: 'El Crimen de la Profesa'

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José Guadalupe Posada
El jarabe de ultratumba (The Dance Beyond the Grave)
c. 1910, printed 1943
Photo relief etching with engraving
56.27.8
Incendio de La Valenciana (Fire of La Valenciana)
José Guadalupe Posada
Incendio de La Valenciana (Fire of La Valenciana)
printed 1943
Engraving
56.27.25
La calavera de Don Quijote (The Skeleton of Don Quixote)
José Guadalupe Posada
La calavera de Don Quijote (The Skeleton of Don Quixote)
c. 1910–1913, printed 1943
Photo relief etching with engraving
56.27.1
Calavera de la Catrina (Skull of the Female Dandy)
José Guadalupe Posada
Calavera de la Catrina (Skull of the Female Dandy)
c. 1910, printed 1943
Photo relief etching with engraving
56.27.15
object recto
José Guadalupe Posada
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c. 1908–1910
Photo-relief etching with engraving on orange newsprint
2013.329
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José Guadalupe Posada
La Gran Calavera de Emiliano Zapata (The Great Skeleton of Emiliano Zapata)
c. 1911–1916, printed 1930
Photo-relief etching with engraving
2007.72
El Clown Mexicano (Mexican Clown)
José Guadalupe Posada
El Clown Mexicano (Mexican Clown)
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.1
El Brindador Popular (The Toast)
José Guadalupe Posada
El Brindador Popular (The Toast)
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.4
El doctor improvisado (The Improvised Doctor)
José Guadalupe Posada
El doctor improvisado (The Improvised Doctor)
c. 1888–1913, printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.9
El Testerazo del Diablo (Testing the Devil)
José Guadalupe Posada
El Testerazo del Diablo (Testing the Devil)
c. 1900, printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.8
El Sepelio (The Burial)
José Guadalupe Posada
El Sepelio (The Burial)
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.12
El Consultorio Medico
José Guadalupe Posada
El Consultorio Medico
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.10