In proof of true love, a watercarrier skeleton arguing with a woman (Posada); two skeleton angels in upper corners (Manilla)

José Guadalupe Posada · ca. 1890–96

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Palette

Blue-grey
41% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.7:1

Pewter
30% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.1:1

Slate
13% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.4:1

Ash
7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.4:1

Linen
7% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.6:1

Pearl grey
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.4:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

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Artist: José Guadalupe Posada
Mexican, Aguascalientes 1852–1913 Mexico City
Date: ca. 1890–96
Type: Print
Medium: Type-metal engraving and letterpress
Size: Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in. (40 × 30 cm)
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 52, colourfulness 10

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

In proof of true love, a watercarrier skeleton arguing with a woman (Posada); two skeleton angels in upper corners (Manilla)

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