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Image | 1842-London-Bohn-02-263 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | Henri Désiré Porret & Guilbaut |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Initial N with Altisidora pretending to faint before don Quixote |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 46 |
Subject |
46.2 Altisidora pretends to be in love with DQ |
Illustration Type |
Initial |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | 484 |
Image Dimension | 104 x 64 |
Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
Commentary | Reference to the dialogue between Emerencia and don Quixote (see don Quixote's gesture; he is asking for a lute), while Altisidora pretends to faint.
The figures of Altisidora and Emerencia are quite remarkable. |
Notes | 1 - Same initial and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |