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The figures of the shepherdesses are of great grace and delicacy, with good movements.
Compare with the illustration by Coypel (Paris: Surugue, 1724 and others).
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-02-117 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | M. V. Sears |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | The shepherdesses dance |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 20 |
| Subject |
20.1 Wedding of Camacho |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | 217 |
| Image Dimension | 68 x 103 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Small and charming vignette with the dance of the shepherdesses during Camacho's wedding (with a venerable old man, an ancient woman and a pipe player; it should be a Zamora bagpipes player) .
The figures of the shepherdesses are of great grace and delicacy, with good movements. Compare with the illustration by Coypel (Paris: Surugue, 1724 and others). |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |