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The illustration is humorous and imaginative.
2 - This scene was first represented with great originality by Isidro Carnicero for Madrid: Ibarra, 1780.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-02-387 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Thomas Williams |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Devils playing with Avellaneda's novel |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 70 |
| Subject |
70.1 DQ victim of Altisidora’s anger |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | 733 |
| Image Dimension | 105 x 87 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | According to Altisidora's story, devils play tennis with books in hell (one of them, Avellaneda's continuation).
The illustration is humorous and imaginative. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37.
2 - This scene was first represented with great originality by Isidro Carnicero for Madrid: Ibarra, 1780. |