Doré shows the scene with a comical realism (the stable, the cows, the innkeeper's expression...).
Good drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1863Paris-Hachette-01-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan |
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| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote begging the innkeeper to knight him |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 3 |
| Subject |
3.1 DQ at inn |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 20 |
| Image Dimension | 125 x 187 |
| Page Dimension | 433 x 313 |
| Commentary | At the inn stable, don Quixote kneels down before the innkeeper (as if he was the lord of the castle) and begs him to knight him.
Doré shows the scene with a comical realism (the stable, the cows, the innkeeper's expression...). Good drawing and engraving. |
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