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Image | 1719-Amberes-Verdussen-02-014 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after) |
Engraver | Unknown |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote's adventure riding Clavileño |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 41 |
Subject |
41.1 Adventure of Clavileño 41.2 DQ and SP fly on Clavileño |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | f.p. 360 |
Image Dimension | 145 x 80 |
Page Dimension | 181 x 110 |
Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote and Sancho mounted on Clavileño; two servants simulate its flight with a pair of bellows and a torch; another servant is lighting its fuse.
In the background, under a rich tent, the Duke and the Duchess observe the scene. This composition will be used without many changes until the 20th century. Drawing and engraving are poor in details. |
Notes | 1 - Same plate by unknown engraver first used for Brussels: Mommarte, 1662, which was a clumsy copy after Savery's illustration (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657). |