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	Image	1906b-NY-Scribners-01-001-f
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Daniel Urrabieta Vierge
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	Don Quixote.
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	02. Frontispiece
	Subject	02.2 Quixote illustration
	Illustration Type	Frontispiece
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	f. title page
	Image Dimension	155 x 113
	Page Dimension	255 x 180
	Commentary	Original scene composed with different elements from the first chapter; Alonso Quijano, dressed like an hidalgo and holding a book (chivalry book) observes the housekeeper, his niece and his groom working at the courtyard; at the same time, he opens a curtain so we can see inside the house (the greyhound, a table ready for lunch...). Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real, full of life; also the setting, carefully-done and based on real places from La Mancha. Notice also the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading.
	Notes	1 - Vierge's original drawings (Chinese ink and wash) were reproduced by photogravure (notice the plate mark); the specific technique used, heliogravure, allows an excellent reproduction both of the original wash halftones and of the lines.