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Notice also the lion presenting its hind-quarters to don Quixote (accurate to Cervantes' text); it improves the humor of the scene.
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| Image | 1954-London-Macmillan-01-040 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan (process reproduction after) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and the lion |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.2 Adventure of the lion |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 352 |
| Image Dimension | 55 x 90 |
| Page Dimension | 193 x 130 |
| Commentary | The scene is well-known, but Doré resolved it with certain novelty; don Quixote getting ready to fight with the lion has been placed in the background (not in the foregound as traditionally), and don Diego de Miranda and Sancho in the foreground observing don Quixote from a safety distance (not running away towards the background as in previous editions).
Notice also the lion presenting its hind-quarters to don Quixote (accurate to Cervantes' text); it improves the humor of the scene. |
| Notes | 1 - Process reproduction after Doré and Pisan's original print (Paris: L. Hachette et Cie., 1863). |