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| Image | 1746-Hage-Hondt-01-023 |
| Illustration No. | 1   |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Bernard Picart |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | La Doloride affligée de sa barbe vient prier Don Quichotte de la Venger |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 39 |
| Subject |
39.1 Trifaldi’s story continues 39.2 The “dueñas” showing their beards |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 211 |
| Image Dimension | 193 x 149 |
| Page Dimension | 272 x 220 |
| Commentary | In a French court garden, countess Trifaldi shows her beard to don Quixote, amazing him and Sancho.
The composition is created with gestures and looks: the Duchess orders two maidens to be quiet; the Duke laughs; Sancho's surprised; don Quixote's astonished. On the left, Trifaldín's figure is very remarkable, although he should hold a scimitar, not a mace. Well-detailed drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Plate XXI (in the French edition, the plates aren't numbered).
2 - Signature and caption re-engraved. 3 - Copied after Coypel's illustration (Paris: Surugue, 1724). 4 - The composition has been turned and the format now is vertical, so Picart has enlarged the trees and the sky. 5 - Picart died in 1733, so the plate was engraved in this year or before. |