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| Image | 1696-1700-Amsterdam-Mortier-03-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after) |
| Engraver | Hendrik Cause |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote's encounter with the actors' cart and Sancho's donkey robbery |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 11 |
| Subject |
11.1 Adventure of the cart of actors; “cortes de la muerte” |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III (1700) |
| Page Number | f.p. 117 |
| Image Dimension | 115 x 70 |
| Page Dimension | 130 x 75 |
| Commentary | The bojiganga steals Sancho's donkey while the squire goes to don Quixote's assistance (falling with Rocinante in the background).
In the cart, the actors of Angulo el Malo's company for the Cortes de la Muerte (Devil, Cupid, Death, Angel, Emperor, Queen and Soldier); there is one additional player not from Cervantes' text. Drawing and engraving are acceptable, but poor. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate engraved for Paris: Barbin, 1681.
2 - Copy after Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-1673. |