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| Image | 1808b-Paris-Nicolle-04-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Illustrator | Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier (copied after) |
| Engraver | Jean-Baptiste Bigant |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote defeats the Knight of the Mirrors |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 14 |
| Subject |
14.2 DQ defeats the knight of the Mirrors |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration Frontispiece Vignette |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f. title page |
| Image Dimension | 100 x 63 (complete illus.); 50 x 30 (vignette) |
| Page Dimension | 142 x 90 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene.
In the foreground, don Quixote has defeated the Knight of the Mirrors (Sansón Carrasco, fallen on the ground); notice don Quixote's threatening face. In the background, the squire (Tomé Cecial with a big false nose) looks at Sancho, who remains climbed on the tree. Drawing and engraving with acceptable quality. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved by Bigant for Paris: Chez Gide, 1806.
2 - Copied after Le Barbier's illustration (Paris: Didot-Deterville, 1799). 3 - Placed as frontispiece. |
