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| Image | 1856ParisBechet-01-003 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Th. Guérin |
| Engraver | Lacoste Aîné (the elder) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Premières inspirations de Don Quichotte |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 80 |
| Image Dimension | 106 x 83 |
| Page Dimension | 232 x 150 |
| Commentary | Canonical image of don Quixote standing up in his library and getting mad reading chivalry novels; notice his gesture and expression.
Drawing and engraving with tachiste style. |
| Notes | 1 - This illustration did not appear in Paris: Maresq et Cie., 1847.
2 - Don Quixote's figure and setting (Gothic window, dog, arms, table, armchair...) have been copied after Johannot's frontispiece (Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37), but their positions have been changed. |