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Image | 1906b-NY-Scribners-01-040 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Sancho Receives Instraction |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 10 |
Subject | |
Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 119 |
Image Dimension | 83 x 110 |
Page Dimension | 255 x 180 |
Commentary | Don Quixote talking to Sancho about the food habits of errant knights; they can be a month without eating or only some roots and herbs.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real. Notice also the perfect use of shading. Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast. His short and fine drawing lines imitate etching. |
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. |