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| Image | 1961-Moscow-Pravda-02-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan (reproduced) |
| 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 |
Process / Photomechanical technique Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 161 |
| Image Dimension | 126 x 100 |
| Page Dimension | 200 x 125 |
| Commentary | The scene is well-known, but Doré resolved it with certain novelty; don Quixote getting ready to fight with the lion has been placed in the background (not in the foregound as traditionally), and don Diego de Miranda and Sancho appear running away towards the foreground to observe don Quixote from a safety distance (not running away towards the background as in previous editions).
Notice also the lion presenting its hind-quartes to don Quixote (accurate to Cervantes' text); it improves the humour of the scene. Good drawing and engraving; the figures of don Diego and Sancho are especially remarkable. |
| Notes | 1 - Reproduced after Paris: Hachette, 1863. |