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In the background, two sculptures (Roland and Amadis).
Drawing and engraving are quite remarkable, despite some light disproportions (notice Rocinante's head); fine burin lines.
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| Image | 1722-Paris-Libraires-01-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery / Antoine Clouzier / Jacobus Harrewÿn (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Frontispiece with don Quixote and Sancho |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject |
02.2 Quixote illustration |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Prev. to title page |
| Image Dimension | 115 x 70 |
| Page Dimension | 159 x 95 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote mounted on Rocinante, holding his lance and looking at Dulcinea´s bust; also Sancho with his donkey.
In the background, two sculptures (Roland and Amadis). Drawing and engraving are quite remarkable, despite some light disproportions (notice Rocinante's head); fine burin lines. |
| Notes | 1 - Copy after Clouzier/Harrewÿn´s frontis for Bruxelles: Guillaume Fricx, 1706; based on Savery´s frontis for Dordrech: Savery, 1657 (and later editions). |