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Good example of Johannot's interest in illustrating don Quixote's fantasies, in keeping with Romanticism liking.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-122 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | A Knight errant arriving to a city and surrounded by children |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.1 Discourse of DQ about ideal knight |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 224 |
| Image Dimension | 80 x 98 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | First reference to the discourse of don Quixote about the ideal knight; a knight has to be known because of his deeds, in such a way that, arriving to a city, the children will surround him and follow him.
Good example of Johannot's interest in illustrating don Quixote's fantasies, in keeping with Romanticism liking. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |