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Image | 1836-1837-Paris-Dubochet-01-089 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | The daughter of the innkeeper's wife falling from a tower |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 16 |
Subject | |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 206 |
Image Dimension | 94 x 78 |
Page Dimension | 250 x 165 |
Commentary | A very original detail from Cervantes' text; during the dialogue between Sancho and the innkeeper's wife, her daughter says that, sometimes, she dreams she falls from a tower.
The drawing and the engraving are excellent suggesting the falling and the movement of clothes and hair. |
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