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| Image | 1696-1700-Amsterdam-Mortier-03-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after) |
| Engraver | Hendrik Cause |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | DON QUIXOTE, CAVALLERO DE LOS LEONES. DULCINEA Encantada. SANCHO PANCA Gubernador. MERLIN. Tome troisieme. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject | |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III (1700) |
| Page Number | Prev. to title page |
| Image Dimension | 112 x 77 |
| Page Dimension | 130 x 75 |
| Commentary | Frontispiece based on don Quixote's Part II iconography (17:2).
Don Quixote, as Knight of the Lions (one lion appears beside him), holds a sword and a sun faced shield. Behind him, over a semicircle wall, Dulcinea, as an old peasant woman, and Sancho, as governor. Between them, a medallion with Merlin's portrait. Drawing and engraving are acceptable. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate engraved for Paris: Barbin, 1681.
2 - Copy after Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-1673. |