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Good light and shadow effects.
Remarkable drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-029 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Gilbert |
| Engraver | Cosmo Armstrong & Son |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote knighted by the innkeeper |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 3 |
| Subject |
3.4 DQ knighted at inn by innkeeper |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 36 |
| Image Dimension | 113 x 93 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Simple composition; don Quixote knelt before the innkeeper, who holds a sword and a book; witnessing the scene, a boy holding a candle and two party girls (doña Tolosa and doña Molinera); figures accurate to Cervantes' text.
Good light and shadow effects. Remarkable drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for London: Charles Daly, 1842. |