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| Image | 1799-Paris-Didot-04-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier |
| Engraver | Charles-Etienne (Stephen) Gaucher |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Aussitôt à pied, l'épée á la main, il court auprés du vaincu. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 14 |
| Subject |
14.2 DQ defeats the knight of the Mirrors |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 144 |
| Image Dimension | 90 x 53 |
| Page Dimension | 130 x 75 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene.
In the foreground, don Quixote has defeated the Knight of the Mirrors (Sansón Carrasco, fallen on the ground); notice don Quixote's threatening face. In the background, the squire (Tomé Cecial with a big fake nose) looks at Sancho, who remains climbed on the tree. Sancho's figure is forced; the figure of the Knight of the Mirrors is remarkable. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for Paris: Didot L'Aîné-Deterville, 1799 (1st ed.), but now (2nd ed.) without frame and re-engraved signature.
2 - Dated "an VII" (1799). |