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Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-202 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | M. V. Sears |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | A legion of devils |
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 | 385 |
Image Dimension | 58 x 100 |
Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
Commentary | Illustration chosen with great originality; don Quixote believes that Sancho has gone and returned from El Toboso in so little time because he has been helped by an enchanter friend of him; "Así sería, dijo Sancho, porque a buena fe, que andaba Rocinante, como si fuera asno de Gitano, con azogue en los oídos. Y como si llevaba azogue, dijo don Quijote, y aun una legión de demonios, que es gente que camina, y hace caminar sin cansarse, todo aquello que se les antoja" (31:1).
One more example of Romanticism interest in don Quixote's fantasies and in imaginary scenes. |
Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |