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Highly-detailed drawing and engraving; female figure (with roses among her fingers) of great beauty; good details (village in the background).
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| Image | 1799-Paris-Didot-01-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Claude? Lefebvre |
| Engraver | Louis-Joseph Masquelier l’aîné |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Siécle heureux, postérité fortunée, tu jouiras du récit de tant d'exploits. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 2 |
| Subject |
2.1 First sally |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 37 |
| Image Dimension | 90 x 54 |
| Page Dimension | 130 x 75 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote's first sally accompanied by the allegory of rosy-fingered Aurora (Dawn); the allegory, that appears in Cervantes' text, is taken from Homer.
Highly-detailed drawing and engraving; female figure (with roses among her fingers) of great beauty; good details (village in the background). |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for Paris: Didot L'Aîné-Deterville, 1799 (1st ed.), but now (2nd ed.) without frame and without signature. |