Profile of a man looking to the right
ca. 1880–1910
Medium
Type-metal engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/8 × 3 11/16 in. (10.5 × 9.3 cm) Image: 3 1/16 × 2 3/8 in. (7.8 × 6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Roberto Berdecio, 1960
Accession Number
60.678.30
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
This intimate type-metal engraving, titled *Profile of a Man Looking the Right*, captures a, side-view portrait of a man, attributed to the prolific Mexican printmaker José Guadalupeada (with possible involvement from José Sanchez). Created around 1880–1910, it exemplifies Posada's mastery of relief printing techniques on type-metal—a durable alloy typically used for typesetting. This medium allowed for inexpensive, high-volume production, making his works accessible to everyday audiences through newspapers, broadsheets, andbooks during Mexico's Porfiriato era. Posada, a pioneer of Mexican gr...
About the Artist
José Sanchez|José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican|Mexican) · 1895 |1851 –1910 |1913
Mexican, active ca. 1900–1910|Mexican, 1851–1913