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This vignette and the previous one refer to the same story.
2 - The engraver has copied the inscription (CAROLUS V) as it was in the original drawing, so it appears turned in the print .
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-02-051 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Henri Désiré Porret |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sculpture relief with the portrait of the emperor Charles V |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Discussion about chivalry and religion |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | 87 |
| Image Dimension | 77 x 77 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Reference to the dialogue between don Quixote and Sancho about fame, religion and knight errantry; don Quixote relates a story about the emperor Charles V and a gentleman in Rome visiting the Pantheon.
This vignette and the previous one refer to the same story. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37.
2 - The engraver has copied the inscription (CAROLUS V) as it was in the original drawing, so it appears turned in the print . |