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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-336 |
| Illustration No. | 1   |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | The Knight of the Lake |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 50 |
| Subject |
50.1 DQ’s tale of the knight of the lake in defense of chivalric fiction |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 668 |
| Image Dimension | 80 x 96 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Reference to the Knight of the Lake's tale as told by don Quixote to the canon; the damsels of the castle wash the hands of the Knight before eating; "¿Qué es ver, pues, cuando nos cuentan que, tras todo esto, le llevan a otra sala, donde halla puestas las mesas, con tanto concierto, que queda suspenso y admirado?; ¿qué, el verle echar agua a manos, toda de ámbar y de olorosas flores distilada?; ¿qué, el hacerle sentar sobre una silla de marfil?" (50:1).
Scene in keeping with Romanticism taste. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |