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Scene absolutely resolved in keeping with Romanticism taste, tragic and theatrical; it is difficult not to compare this image with the one of doña Inés from Zorrila's Don Juan.
The engraving is specially remarkable.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-236 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | J. Caqué |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Camila as a nun |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 35 |
| Subject |
35.1 Reading of El curioso impertinente continues |
| Illustration Type |
Tailpiece |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 467 |
| Image Dimension | 82 x 68 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Last illustration dedicated to the novel of The Ill-Advised Curiosity; Camila as a nun; "hizo profesión, y acabó en breves días la vida a las rigurosas manos de tristezas y melancolías" (35:1).
Scene absolutely resolved in keeping with Romanticism taste, tragic and theatrical; it is difficult not to compare this image with the one of doña Inés from Zorrila's Don Juan. The engraving is specially remarkable. |
| Notes | 1 - Same tailpiece and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |