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In the background, the Duke embracing the Duchess; she looks like a new Diana.
In the foreground, but just at one side, the humorous part: Sancho flees away climbing a tree.
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| Image | 1902-Paris-Brodard-01-024 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Simon Fokke (process reproduction) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Poltronerie de Sancho a la Chasse. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 34 |
| Subject |
34.1 Night procession and hunt |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 328 |
| Image Dimension | 126 x 100 |
| Page Dimension | 182 x 132 |
| Commentary | In the center of the composition, don Quixote driving his sword into an enormous wild boar surrounded by hunting dogs; Coypel emphasizes drama in this scene.
In the background, the Duke embracing the Duchess; she looks like a new Diana. In the foreground, but just at one side, the humorous part: Sancho flees away climbing a tree. |
| Notes | 1 - Process reproduction after La Haye: Hondt, 1746. |