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	Image	1836-1837-Paris-Dubochet-01-001-f
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Tony Johannot
	Engraver	Henri Désiré Porret
	Lithographer
	Title Caption
	Title Supplied	Don Quixote at his library
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 1
	Subject
	Illustration Type	Frontispiece
	Technique	Wood engraving or Xylography
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	f. title page
	Image Dimension	180 x 115
	Page Dimension	250 x 165
	Commentary	Don Quixote at his library, reading the Amadís, surrounded by chivalry books and arms and accompanied by his "greyhound" (it does not look too much like a greyhound). Interesting image of don Quixote looking directly at the viewer. The face of don Quixote is not always the same through the whole edition, but Johannot offers us different portraits of the character. The reproduction of drawing lines by xilography is excellent.
	Notes	"El famoso hidalgo, interpretado por Johannot, aparece, leyendo sus disparatados libros, en el frontispicio de esta memorable edición. Con sus armas a un lado, su sillón frailuno, su vestido vago, un poco teatral, está sentado junto a una ventana gótica, o que parece serlo. Un perro de aguas, que no galgo, descansa a sus pies. Del muro pende un crucifijo perfumado con una ramita de boj o de mejorana, como lo había en tantas casas campesinas francesas a comienzos del siglo XIX. Basta comparar este Don Quijote con el de Vernet, de hace sólo quince años, para ver gráficamente las dos direcciones gemelas del romanticismo, de que antes hablamos: la sentimental, que ahora nos parece cursi, y la realista y cómica, menos característica en apariencia, pero en realidad más vigorosa y humana, pues su raíz no es erudita, sino popular" (GG202-203). Tony Johannot (Offenbach, 1803 – Paris, 1852): Engraver, illustrator and genre and history painter. He began working as a burin engraver (in 1827 he participated in the Salon as an engraver), but since 1831 he specialized in painting; in this year, he was awarded with a first medal for a genre scene (in 1848 too). Johannot has been recognized as one of the most representative artists of Romanticism; he used to take part in Chales Nodier’s literary salons in the Bibliotèque de l’Arsenal. Johannot’s most successful works were his vignettes, art where Johannot shows a masterly genius. He elaborated illustrations for more than 150 literary works (more than 3.000 illustrations): Don Quixote (1836), Paul et Virginie (1838), Manon Lescaut (1840), Les Saints Evangiles (1842), Werther (1845), Les Chansons de Béranger, Le Voyage Sentimental, Le Faust... and also works by Molière, Nodier and Balzac. He also collaborated with some illustrated magazines, as L’Artiste, Musée des Familles, L'Illustration or Magasin pittoresque (Benezit VI, 81). Henri Désiré Porret (Lille, 1800 - ¿?): Wood engraver. In 1827 he took part in the Salon by the first time, exposing in it until 1835. In 1833, he was awarded with a medal (Benezit VIII, 435).