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The image is quite theatrical (with a great curtain in the background), but the figures are very remarkable, detailed and carefully drawn and engraved (especially the Duke and Duchess).
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-02-196 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | M. V. Sears |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sancho begging the Duchess' help |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 32 |
| Subject |
32.3 Washing of beards episode |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | 362 |
| Image Dimension | 135 x 108 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Sancho interrupts the conversation among don Quixote, the Duke and Duchess begging for the Duchess' help (because some servants want to wash his beard with dishwater; not represented); then, he kneels down before her and offers her his service.
The image is quite theatrical (with a great curtain in the background), but the figures are very remarkable, detailed and carefully drawn and engraved (especially the Duke and Duchess). |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |