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The windmills have been designed with a ghostly appearance.
Good engraving, turned after the original by Pisan.
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| Image | 1867-Philadelphia-Davis-01-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré (copied after) |
| Engraver | Longacre (Matthias Reiff Longacre?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote's Memorable Battle with the Windmill |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 26 |
| Image Dimension | 152 x 95 |
| Page Dimension | 185 x 120 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene; the windmill sail beats don Quixote and Rocinante, throwing them on the plain; in the background, Sancho gesticulates.
The windmills have been designed with a ghostly appearance. Good engraving, turned after the original by Pisan. |
| Notes | 1 - Newly-engraved on wood after Gustave Doré's original illustration (Paris: Hachette, 1863). |