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38.2 Arrival of Countess Trifaldi
Etching (acquaforte)
Remarkable figures (the Duchess, Trifaldín...); detailed court setting (garden, classical sculptures, fountain...).
Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in a secondary position.
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| Image | 1895-London-Press-01-022 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Isidoro and Antonio Carnicero (copied after) |
| Engraver | Alejandro Blanco |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Arrival of Countess Trifaldi or Dueña Dolorida |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 38 |
| Subject |
38.1 Trifaldi’s story 38.2 Arrival of Countess Trifaldi |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Plate XVIII |
| Image Dimension | 128 x 75 |
| Page Dimension | 266 x 220 |
| Commentary | Accurate representation of Countess Trifaldi's retinue: Trifaldín with a white beard; Countess Trifaldi, veiled, in mourning and with a three-pointed skirt held by three pages; and several dueñas in mourning.
Remarkable figures (the Duchess, Trifaldín...); detailed court setting (garden, classical sculptures, fountain...). Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in a secondary position. |
| Notes | 1 - Plate newly-engraved by A. Blanco with some changes after the illus. in Madrid: Ibarra, 1782; in 1782 edition, the Duchess is seated and don Quixote and Sancho are more secondary. |