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Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-034 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote finds the silk merchants of Toledo |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 4 |
Subject |
4.4 Adventure of the merchants from Toledo |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 44 |
Image Dimension | 56 x 92 |
Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
Commentary | First illustration dedicated to this adventure; don Quixote encounters the silk merchants of Toledo; see the different use of engraving for foreground figures (don Quixote and Rocinante; well-marked) and background figures (the merchants; just sketched).
Remarkable engraving. |
Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |