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| Image | 1895-London-Press-01-013 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Isidoro and Antonio Carnicero (copied after) |
| Engraver | Alejandro Blanco |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Andrés embraces don Quixote |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 31 |
| Subject |
31.2 Reappearance of Andrés |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Plate IX |
| Image Dimension | 128 x 75 |
| Page Dimension | 266 x 220 |
| Commentary | Tender and bucolic scene; Andrés embracing don Quixote's legs in the foreground.
Accurate to setting details: "les dio voces Maese Nicolás, que se esperasen un poco que quería deterse a beber en una fuentecilla que allí estaba" (31:1); and action: "y abrazándole por las piernas, comenzó a llorar muy de propósito" (31:1). Don Quixote with a gesture of surprise; Sancho, the priest, the barber, Cardenio and Dorotea sat eating. |
| Notes | 1 - Plate newly-engraved by A. Blanco with light changes after the illus. in Madrid: Ibarra, 1782. |