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Image 1836-1837-Paris-Dubochet-01-059 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Tony Johannot 
Engraver Unknown 
Lithographer  
Title Caption  
Title Supplied Initial I with Sancho knelt down 
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 10 
Subject 10.1 SP asks DQ for his insula
 
Illustration Type Initial
 
Technique Wood engraving or Xylography
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 144 
Image Dimension 38 x 34 
Page Dimension 250 x 165 
Commentary Sancho, knelt down and begging, has been used as an "I"; allusion to the moment when Sancho begs don Quixote for his Island.
Sancho has been represented carrying a sword, as he appears since the earliest illustrated editions (Lisboa: Jorge Rodríguez, 1605; Paris: Denis Moreau, 1618; London: Blount, 1620); the detail is accurate to Cervantes' text. 
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