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| Image | 1731-London-Walthoe-02-003 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | The Pretended Princess of Micomicon petitions Don Quixote to restore her to her Kingdom |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 29 |
| Subject |
29.3 Dorotea kneels before DQ |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 126 |
| Image Dimension | 124 x 131 |
| Page Dimension | 160 x 160 |
| Commentary | The scene is resolved with the basic composition.
Micomicona (Dorotea) kneels down before don Quixote while he tries to prevent her from doing it. The barber, disguised with a beard, laughs, while Sancho holds the barber basin. Behind the trees, the priest and Cardenio hidden. Well-detailed drawing and engraving (see Micomicona's dress, trees, cascade...). |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for London: Knaplock, 1725; turned copy after Coypel’s illustration engraved by Surugue (Paris: Surugue, c. 1724).
2 - In 1731 edition, volumes I and II are in the same tome; in 1725 they were separated. |