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Image | 1725-London-Knaplock-02-003 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | The pretended Princess of Micomicon petitions Don Quixote to restore her to her kingdom |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 29 |
Subject |
29.3 Dorotea kneels before DQ |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | between 126 and 127 |
Image Dimension | 124 x 131 |
Page Dimension | 160 x 166 |
Commentary | The scene is resolved with the basic composition.
Micomicona (Dorotea) kneels before don Quixote and he tries to make her stand. The barber, disguised with a beard, laughs, while Sancho holds the basin. Behind the trees, the priest and Cardenio are hidden. Well-detailed drawing and engraving (see Micomicona's dress, trees, cascade...). |
Notes | 1 - This same plate was used for London: Walthoe, 1731.
2 - Turned copy after Coypel’s illustration engraved by Surugue (Paris: Surugue, c. 1724). |