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Over the left pedestal, "AMADIS"; over the right one, "ROLANDO". Both as classical statues.
Above, a medallion with Dulcinea's portrait.
Good engraving.
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| Image | 1696-1700-Amsterdam-Mortier-01-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after) |
| Engraver | Hendrik Cause |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | SANCHO Panca. Don QUIXOTE de la MANCHA. AMADIS. ROLANDO. DULCINEA. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject |
02.2 Quixote illustration |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I (1696) |
| Page Number | Previous to title page |
| Image Dimension | 112 x 67 |
| Page Dimension | 130 x 75 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote with the barber basin and Rocinante. Sancho with his donkey. Well-defined iconography.
Over the left pedestal, "AMADIS"; over the right one, "ROLANDO". Both as classical statues. Above, a medallion with Dulcinea's portrait. Good engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate engraved for Paris: Barbin, 1681. |