click to enlarge |
|
Image | 1858-Tours-Mame-01-006 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard Grandville (?) |
Engraver | Unknown |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Lui arrachant sa lance, il la mit en morceaux, et de l'un d'eux il se prit á frapper sur don Quichotte avec tant d'action que, malgré son armure, il le broya comme le blé sous la meule |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 4 |
Subject |
4.4 Adventure of the merchants from Toledo |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 27 |
Image Dimension | 105 x 84 |
Page Dimension | 240 x 154 |
Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote fallen on the ground and beaten by a groom; in the background, Rocinante, fallen too, and the merchants of Toledo; one of the merchants is ordering the groom to stop beating don Quixote.
The groom's figure is quite remarkable; don Quixote's less. Notice the different kind of drawing/engraving used for foreground (well-detailed) or background (sketched). |
Notes | 1 - The illustration is not signed either by the illustrator or by the engraver.
2 - Same illustration first appeared in Tours: A. Mame, 1848. 3 - Title supplied after 1848 edition. |