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Drawing and engraving are excellent.
2 - The dame Quintanona is a character from Lancelot's romance.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-331 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Rambert |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Dueña Quintañona |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 49 |
| Subject |
49.2 Advice of canon to DQ and response of DQ in defense of chivalric books (libros de caballerías) |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 659 |
| Image Dimension | 88 x 74 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Reference to the dialogue between don Quixote and the canon about chivalry novels; don Quixote responses to the canon quoting different episodes and characters from chivalry novels; "la dueña Quintañona, que fue la mejor escanciadora de vino que tuvo la Gran Bretaña" (49:1).
Drawing and engraving are excellent. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37.
2 - The dame Quintanona is a character from Lancelot's romance. |