The life of the man who works well and the other badly ('vida del hombre obrando bien y obrando mal') 1859

Printed by José María Marés Spanish

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19th-century broadsheet with 48 rectangular scenes divided in two parts. The top 24 show the life of a man who reaps the fruits of his good conduct in life, while the 24 scenes below show the consequences of bad conduct. All scenes are accompanied by two short descriptive lines that rhyme.

The life of the man who works well and the other badly ('vida del hombre obrando bien y obrando mal') 1859, Printed by José María Marés (Spanish, active ca. 1850–70), Woodcut

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