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Image | 1862-1863-Madrid-01-003 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José del Castillo |
Engraver | Manuel Salvador Carmona |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote reading chivalry books at his library |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 1 |
Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f.p. 2 |
Image Dimension | 208 x 144 |
Page Dimension | 350 x 262 |
Commentary | Don Quixote, reading chivalry books at his library (Amadís de Gaula), becomes mad (see his gesture and eyes).
Forced position and gesture. Details from the text: arms abandoned at a corner, the skinny greyhound... Interest in a realistic setting (period clothes and furniture). Illustration of quality, with good drawing and engraving. |
Notes | 1 - Same plate first used for Madrid: Ibarra, 1780. |