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Good drawing and engraving; detailed setting (Arab architecture) in keeping with Romanticism taste.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-02-136 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Gilbert |
| Engraver | S. SLV (Slaver?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Montesinos introduces Durandarte to don Quixote |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 23 |
| Subject |
23.1 DQ’s tale of his experience in the cave |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 253 |
| Image Dimension | 115 x 94 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | The figure of Montesinos, knelt before Durandarte's tomb, is specially remarkable; accurate to Cervantes' text (notice his clothes, bearded, the rosary...).
Good drawing and engraving; detailed setting (Arab architecture) in keeping with Romanticism taste. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for London: Charles Daly, 1842. |