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Tender scene; print of quality.
The figure of the donkey is remarkable; it has been carefully engraved.
2 - In tome IV, bound in volume II.
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| Image | 1847-Paris-Clarey-02-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Richard Westall (copied after) |
| Engraver | Alexandre Vincent Sixdeniers |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | DON QUICHOTTE. SANCHO BAISANT SON ÂNE. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 53 |
| Subject |
53.3 SP reunited with his donkey renounces to his post and leaves island |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 141 |
| Image Dimension | 89 x 72 |
| Page Dimension | 172 x 111 |
| Commentary | Accurate to Cervantes' text, Sancho reunites with his donkey and embraces it before leaving Barataria Island; from the stable door, the secretary, the steward, the majordomo and Pedro Recio observe him.
Tender scene; print of quality. The figure of the donkey is remarkable; it has been carefully engraved. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first used for Paris: Chez. Ant. Aug. Renouard, 1820; good and vignetted copy after Richard Westall's illustration for London: Hurst, Robinson & Co., 1820.
2 - In tome IV, bound in volume II. |