Doré has drawn a shadowy piece of forest in keeping with Romantical liking.
Drawing and engraving are excellent.
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| Image | 1863Paris-Hachette-01-042 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | CONVIÉS PAR LA BEAUTÉ DU LIEU, ILS RÉSOLURENT D'Y PASSER LES HEURES DE LA SIESTE. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 15 |
| Subject |
15.1 Episode of Rocinante and the mares |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 94 |
| Image Dimension | 239 x 191 |
| Page Dimension | 433 x 313 |
| Commentary | Beginning of the episode of the mares; accurate to Cervantes' text, "vinieron a parar a un prado lleno de fresca yerba, junto del cual corría un arroyo apacible y fresco; tanto, que convidó y forzó a pasar allí las horas de la siesta, que rigurosamente comenzaba ya a entrar" (15:1).
Doré has drawn a shadowy piece of forest in keeping with Romantical liking. Drawing and engraving are excellent. |
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