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Image | 1842-London-Bohn-02-275 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | Roux et Feret |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Initial T with a nymph of golden Tagus |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 48 |
Subject |
48.1 Doña Rodríguez visits DQ at night in his room |
Illustration Type |
Initial |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | 505 |
Image Dimension | 58 x 38 |
Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
Commentary | Reference to don Quixote's words (who believes that it is Altisidora who is entering into his room): "ora estés, señora mía, transformada en cebolluda labradora, ora en ninfa del dorado Tajo" (48:2).
Johannot selects details from Cervantes' text with great originality. |
Notes | 1 - Same initial and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |