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Yellow fever in Buenos Aires, 1871. Oil painting by Juan Manuel Blanes.

Escena de la peste de 1871 en Buenos Aires : cuadro original del artista oriental Don Juan Manuel Blanes.

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Juan Manuel Blanes

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Escena de la peste de 1871 en Buenos Aires : cuadro original del artista oriental Don Juan Manuel Blanes.

Yellow fever in Buenos Aires, 1871. Oil painting by Juan Manuel Blanes.