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Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-226 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Camila pretends to discuss with Lotario |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 34 |
Subject |
34.1 Reading of El curioso impertinente continues |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 448 |
Image Dimension | 80 x 108 |
Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
Commentary | From the whole novel of the "Ill-advised curiosity", this is maybe the best-known episode and the most illustrated; Camila pretends to discuss with Lotario and threatens him with stabbing herself; "si a dicha te atrevieres a pasar desta raya que ves, ni aun llegar a ella, en el punto que viere que lo intentas, en ese mismo me pasaré el pecho con esta daga que en las manos tengo" (34:1); Leonela observes them.
Theatrical scene, in keeping with Romanticism taste; the gestures and expressions of the three figures, although theatrical, are well-drawn and engraved. |
Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |