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Image | 1747-Dublin-Wilson-01-001-f |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | John Vanderbank (copied after) |
Engraver | Philip Simms |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote at his library |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 1 |
Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f. title page |
Image Dimension | 125 x 83 |
Page Dimension | 172 x 97 |
Commentary | Don Quixote, dressed as a 18th century English gentleman, reads peacefully while he observes his family arms (over the fireplace); these, far from looking like "tomadas de orín y llenas de moho, luengos siglos había, que estaban puestas y olvidadas en un rincón" (1:1), appear new and neat.
Drawing and engraving are quite acceptable. |
Notes | 1 - Turned copy after London: Tonson, 1738.
2 - Plate 1. |