Burin engraving
See gestures of don Quixote (left) and don Álvaro Tarfe (right).
First representation of this episode; very original choice.
Drawing and engraving are excellent and well-detailed in the figures.
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| Image | 1738London-04-025 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Álvaro Tarfe declares that he had not met the real don Quixote before |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 72 |
| Subject |
72.1 DQ meets Alvaro Tarfe at inn |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 351 |
| Image Dimension | 250 x 184 |
| Page Dimension | 281 x 223 |
| Commentary | At an inn, don Quixote asks don Álvaro Tarfe to declare that he is not the same don Quixote that don Álvaro Tarfe had met in Zaragoza; Sancho, a notary and the mayor are witnesses.
See gestures of don Quixote (left) and don Álvaro Tarfe (right). First representation of this episode; very original choice. Drawing and engraving are excellent and well-detailed in the figures. |
| Notes | 1 - Don Álvaro Tarfe is a character from Avellaneda's apocryphal Don Quixote (1614). |