Image	1863Paris-Hachette-01-157
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré
	Engraver	Héliodore Joseph Pisan
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	ELLE COMMENCE À LUI RACONTER QUEL EST CE CHÂTEAU, ET COMMENT ELLE Y EST ENCHANTÉE.
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 50
	Subject	50.1 DQ’s tale of the knight of the lake in defense of chivalric fiction
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Wood engraving or Xylography
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	418
	Image Dimension	246 x 197
	Page Dimension	433 x 313
	Commentary	Reference to the tale of the Knight of the Lake as told by don Quixote in defense of chivalry novels. Third of three illustrations about this tale; in the castle, a maiden enters unexpectedly and tells the knight that she is enchanted. Illustration in keeping with Romanticism and Doré's liking for legendary scenes. The setting is prodigious; the detailed arquitecture is inspired by Spanish Gothic architecture (notice the Spanish coat of arms); Doré sketched some Spanish monuments during his journey in 1861-62 that could have inspired this illustration, as San Juan de los Reyes (Toledo) or the Capilla Real (Granada). Drawing and engraving are excellent.
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