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Etching (acquaforte)
Stipple / Crayon manner
The drawing is clumsy and the engraving too much marked (see figures in the foreground); the excess of stipple in the background makes the print blurred.
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| Image | 1839-London-Newman-01-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Engraver | C. Knight |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | The conquest of Mambrino's helmet |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.3 Adventure of the helmet of Mambrino |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) Stipple / Crayon manner |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 53 |
| Image Dimension | 80 x 103 |
| Page Dimension | 100 x 135 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote holds the basin trying to convince Sancho that it is Mambrino's helmet; in the left foreground, the barber flees away.
The drawing is clumsy and the engraving too much marked (see figures in the foreground); the excess of stipple in the background makes the print blurred. |
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