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The scene is remarkable because of the naturalism of its figures (specially Dulcinea holding the sieve with wheat).
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| Image | 1842-Mexico-Cumplido-01-056 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Hesiquio Iriarte (after Tony Johannot ) |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | Oficina Litotipográfica de Miguel Ángel Porrúa |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sancho's embassy to Dulcinea |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 31 |
| Subject |
31.1 SP’s tale of embassy to Dulcinea |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Lithography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 238 |
| Image Dimension | 175 x 115 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 175 |
| Commentary | According to Sancho's false story, when he arrived to El Toboso he found Dulcinea winnowing two bushels of weat in the yard of her house.
The scene is remarkable because of the naturalism of its figures (specially Dulcinea holding the sieve with wheat). |
| Notes | 1 - Reprint of the original lithograph (Mexico: Masse y Decaen; I. Cumplido, 1842) after Johannot's design (Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37). |