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Image | 1755-Amsterdam-Arkstee-01-002-p |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | William Kent (after) / Jacob Folkema |
Engraver | Jacob Folkema |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | RETRATO DE CERVANTES DE SAAVEDRA POR EL MISMO. |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
Subject |
02.1 Portrait of Cervantes |
Illustration Type |
Portrait |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f. title page |
Image Dimension | 135 X 77 |
Page Dimension | 146 X 90 |
Commentary | Cervantes' portrait sat at a table, holding a quill and writing.
In the background, a library with books behind a curtain. Drawing and engraving are quite acceptable, although the image results forced (notice the right hand, the face...). |
Notes | 1 - Model of Cervantes' portrait designed by William Kent for London: Tonson, 1738; now, Cervantes' left hand is clearly-visible.
2 - The window with don Quixote and Sancho in the background has not been copied and Cervantes' figure has been turned. 3 - Jacob Folkema engraved this portrait in 1739 for an edition of the Novelas Ejemplares (Haya: J. Neaulme, 1739). |