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Image | 1842-London-Bohn-02-013 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | J. Caqué |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | The mad licentiate of Sevilla |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 1 |
Subject |
1.2 Two mad tales |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | 15 |
Image Dimension | 90 x 109 |
Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
Commentary | Reference to one of the mad tales; when a licentiate is going to be released from the madhouse of Sevilla, confesses to a chaplain: "No tenga vuestra merced pena, señor mío, ni haga caso de lo que este loco ha dicho, que si él es Júpiter y no quisiere llover, yo, que soy Neptuno, el padre y el dios de las aguas, lloveré todas las veces que se me antojare y fuere menester" (1:2).
The figure of the licentiate (see his gesture) is specially well-resolved. |
Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |