Two men in an arena holding cocks in preparation for a fight, spectators around the perimeter
ca 1890–1910 (reprinted 1964)
Medium
Type-metal engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 1/2 × 8 7/16 in. (16.5 × 21.5 cm) Image: 4 7/16 × 6 5/8 in. (11.3 × 16.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Museum Accession
Accession Number
Ref.Posada2
Tags
About the Artist
Manuel Manilla|José Guadalupe Posada
Manuel Manilla was a Mexican engraver and printmaker active in Mexico City during the late nineteenth century, where he became one of the most prolific popular artists of his era. Working primarily for the publishing house of Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, Manilla produced hundreds of woodcut and metal engravings that illustrated broadsheets, corridos, and cheap printed literature consumed by a wide urba...