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Image | 1731-London-Walthoe-01-004 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Charle-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
Engraver | Jan van der Gucht |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Don Quixot led by Folly & Inflam'd by an Extravagant Pasion for Dulciana sets out upon Knight Erantry |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 2 |
Subject |
2.1 First sally |
Illustration Type |
Illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f.p. 8 |
Image Dimension | 120 x 132 |
Page Dimension | 160 x 160 |
Commentary | Allegorical representation of don Quixote's first sally.
Don Quixote, with Rocinante, protected by Folly (with the barber basin and a jester scepter) and Love (Cupid holding a torch touching don Quixote's heart and pointing to Dulcinea). Dulcinea appears as a French lady carrying wheat, as Sancho refers in chapter 31:1. In the background, a windmill half-transformed into a giant (8:1) and a flock of sheep with lances (18:1). Very remarkable drawing and engraving. |
Notes | 1 - Turned copy after Coypel’s illustration (Paris: Surugue, c. 1724). |