PrintsMexican19th century

Ballad of the Snail (Corrido del Caracol)

19th century

Artists

José Guadalupe PosadaArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Zincograph

Culture

Mexican

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

11.5 x 15.2 cm (4 1/2 x 6 in.)

Provenance

JB Neumann, probably before 1932, bequest; to Elsa Schmid Neumann, his wife, and Peter Neumann, his son, 1961, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2009

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