A skeleton wearing a cape speaking to a frightened man with a cane and backpack, illustration for 'El Doctor Improvisado (The Impromptu Doctor)' edited by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: José Guadalupe Posada|José Sanchez
Artist bio: Mexican, 1851–1913|Mexican, active ca. 1900–1910
Artist role: Artist|Printer
Artist nationality: Mexican|Mexican
Date: ca. 1890–1899
Medium: Type-metal engraving
Dimensions: Image: 5 3/16 × 3 3/8 in. (13.2 × 8.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Roberto Berdecio, 1960
Accession year: 1960
Tags: Skeletons|Fear|Men