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41.2 DQ and SP fly on Clavileño
Sancho's frightened face is quite remarkable.
Well-known scene; it has been resolved with a traditional composition.
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| Image | 1848-Tours-Mame-02-009 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Engraver | Barbant |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Que je meure, dit Sancho, si nous ne sommes pas les pays du feu, ou tout près; car une partie de ma barbe sent déjà le roussi. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 41 |
| Subject |
41.1 Adventure of Clavileño 41.2 DQ and SP fly on Clavileño |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 262 |
| Image Dimension | 125 x 95 |
| Page Dimension | 197 x 120 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote and Sancho, both blindfolded, mounted on Clavileño while Duke's servants simulate its flight with pairs of bellows and torches; in the background, the Duke and Duchess (sketched); on the left, Countess Trifaldi.
Sancho's frightened face is quite remarkable. Well-known scene; it has been resolved with a traditional composition. |
| Notes | 1 - The plate is not signed by any illustrator; it may be Grandville. |