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In the background, Sancho Panza, don Diego de Miranda and the carter running away.
Well-known scene since Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657), whose composition has been almost copied.
Cold engraving.
Illustration without originality.
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| Image | 1862-1863-Madrid-02-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Antonio Carnicero |
| Engraver | Joaquín Ballester |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and the lion |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.2 Adventure of the lion |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 99 |
| Image Dimension | 213 x 144 |
| Page Dimension | 350 x 262 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote standing up before the cart ready to fight with the lion; the lionkeeper on the cart has just opened the cage.
In the background, Sancho Panza, don Diego de Miranda and the carter running away. Well-known scene since Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657), whose composition has been almost copied. Cold engraving. Illustration without originality. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first used for Madrid: Ibarra, 1780. |