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Scene in keeping with Romanticism taste; medieval and orientalist setting.
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| Image | 1836-1837-Paris-Dubochet-01-338 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
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| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | The Knight of the Lake taken by a damsel to a castle |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 50 |
| Subject |
50.1 DQ’s tale of the knight of the lake in defense of chivalric fiction |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 703 |
| Image Dimension | 150 x 85 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 165 |
| Commentary | Reference to the Knight of the Lake's tale as told by don Quixote to the canon; the Knight is received by several damsels and one of them takes him into the castle; "y tomar luego la que parecía principal de todas por la mano al atrevido caballero que se arrojó en el ferviente lago, y llevarle, sin hablarle palabra, dentro del rico alcázar o castillo" (50:1).
Scene in keeping with Romanticism taste; medieval and orientalist setting. |
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