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Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-201 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | A Knight killing a dragon |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 31 |
Subject |
31.1 SP’s tale of embassy to Dulcinea |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 384 |
Image Dimension | 70 x 103 |
Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
Commentary | Reference to don Quixote and Sancho's dialogue about how knights errants can move quickly from one country to another by enchantments; "Que acaece estar uno peleando en las sierras de Armenia con algún endriago, o con algún fiero vestiglo, o con otro caballero, donde lleva lo peor de la batalla y está ya a punto de muerte, y cuando no os me cato, asoma por acullá, encima de una nube, o sobre un carro de fuego, otro caballero amigo suyo" (31:1).
Illustration in keeping with Romanticism taste for medieval and legendary scenes. |
Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |