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Excellent portrait of the Moorish writer Cide Hamete Benengeli; the most relevant parts (face and hands) have been carefully drawn and engraved, while clothes and setting are just sketched.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-02-019 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Louis-Henri Breviere |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Cide Hamete Benengeli |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 2 |
| Subject |
2.2 News about publication of DQ Part I |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | 29 |
| Image Dimension | 124 x 112 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Reference to the dialogue between Sancho and don Quixote; Sancho informs don Quixote about the publication of their adventures.
Excellent portrait of the Moorish writer Cide Hamete Benengeli; the most relevant parts (face and hands) have been carefully drawn and engraved, while clothes and setting are just sketched. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |