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In the background, Sancho, don Diego de Miranda and the carter.
Well-known scene and composition, with litle novelty.
Drawing and engraving are quite good, excepting the lion; notice don Quixote's figure and expression.
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| Image | 1877-Madrid-Biblioteca-Universal-02-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Vicente Barneto y Vázquez |
| Engraver | E. Alba |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Y ABRIÓ DE PAR EN PAR LA JAULA |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.2 Adventure of the lion |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 146 |
| Image Dimension | 255 x 180 |
| Page Dimension | 312 x 210 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote ready to fight with a lion, but the animal, only yawning, remains into the cage although the lionkeeper has opened it.
In the background, Sancho, don Diego de Miranda and the carter. Well-known scene and composition, with litle novelty. Drawing and engraving are quite good, excepting the lion; notice don Quixote's figure and expression. |
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