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In the background, the barber running away.
Well-known scene and traditional composition; it has been resolved with expressive drawing/engraving (with light disproportions too; notice the donkey and Rocinante), but very effective.
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| Image | 1848-Tours-Mame-01-011 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard Grandville |
| Engraver | Barbant |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Parbleu, dit don Quichotte, le mécreant pour qui cette fameuse salade fut forgée devait avoir la tête bien grosse; mais le pire, c'est qu'il en manque la moitié. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.3 Adventure of the helmet of Mambrino |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 155 |
| Image Dimension | 125 x 94 |
| Page Dimension | 197 x 120 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, mounted on Rocinante, puts the barber basin on his head while Sancho observes him astonished.
In the background, the barber running away. Well-known scene and traditional composition; it has been resolved with expressive drawing/engraving (with light disproportions too; notice the donkey and Rocinante), but very effective. |
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