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Etching (acquaforte)
Excellent engraving; Strang proves to be a very skillful etcher.
Well-known scene, but Grant's style makes it specially remarkable.
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| Image | 1902-London-Macmillan-01-013 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | William Strang |
| Engraver | William Strang |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | TOSSING OF SANCHO. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.3 SP’s blanketing |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Aquatint Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Plate 11 |
| Image Dimension | 177 x 202 |
| Page Dimension | 335 x 430 |
| Commentary | The innkeeper Juan Palomeque and other inn guests blanketing Sancho at the inn courtyard; don Quixote observes the scene from behind the inn wall.
Excellent engraving; Strang proves to be a very skillful etcher. Well-known scene, but Grant's style makes it specially remarkable. |
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