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Image 1896-Stuttgart-Thienemanns-01-036 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Adolf Wald 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption 'Vor einiger Zeit lieh ich diefem Manne hier zehn Goldthaler...' 
Title Supplied  
Part Part II, Madrid 1615  
Chapter Chapter 45 
Subject 45.2 SP’s judgments at Barataria
 
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 179 
Image Dimension 127 x 90 
Page Dimension 194 x 127 
Commentary Governor Sancho judging the case of a man (on the left) accusing another (with a staff; on the right) of owing him a quantity of money (hidden into the staff).
Sancho appears surrounded by the secretary, majordomo, steward and others.
Well-known scene; Wald has tried to represent it with "Spanish" realism; remarkable diversity of figures and gestures.
Sancho's figure appears noble, as a real governor.
Good setting; resolved with precise watercolor touches. 
Notes 1 - B/w illustrations are signed not only by the painter (AW), but also by the photographer/technician; however, his signature has not been identified; it is formed by the initials superimposed (A? C? T? P?) and the reference "ph." (photographer or photographed).