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03.2 Cervantes and his “friend”
This scene is used as the most representative of the prologue.
In a frame with Arabesque designs.
2 - See also in Madrid: Sancha, 1797 - 1798.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Cervantes writing his prologue with a friend |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | 03. Prologue |
| Subject |
03.1 Cervantes writing prologue/story 03.2 Cervantes and his “friend” |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 3 |
| Image Dimension | 116 x 105 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Cervantes, in his prison in Argamasilla de Alba, receives the visit of a friend while writing his prologue. Cervantes asks him (see his gesture) for an advise to write it.
This scene is used as the most representative of the prologue. In a frame with Arabesque designs. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37.
2 - See also in Madrid: Sancha, 1797 - 1798. |