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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-05-075
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	... y tras él con su misma espada un gentil espaldarazo,....
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 3
	Subject	3.4 DQ knighted at inn by innkeeper
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I LAMINAS
	Page Number	CAP. III. - 24.
	Image Dimension	155 x 220
	Page Dimension	238 x 312
	Commentary	"... and then, with his own sword, a smart slap on the shoulder,...". At the inn courtyard, don Quixote, knelt, is knighted by the innkeeper, who holds a book and a sword; observing the scene, a young groom (holding a candle), the two party girls (doña Molinera and doña Tolosa) and some muleteers. Well-known scene and composition. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period setting, clothes and details; realistic and picturesque. Jiménez Aranda's drawing skill is masterly; remarkable use of light and shadow; notice the light effects of the full moon and the candle.
	Notes	1 - The original drawing (Chinese ink and gouache white) was finished in 1899 in Sevilla and presented at the National Exposition of Madrid (1899). 2 - "No menos notables son los dibujos que nos representan la grave pantomima que con Don Quijote hicieron, por seguirle el humor, el ventero y las mozas, de armarle caballero, con las ceremonias del espaldarazo, ceñirle la espada y calzarle la espuela, que dan lugar a excelentes composiciones, cuya serie termina con las que representan á Don Quijote, primero ensillando su Rocinante, y luego abrazando al ventero, en reconocimiento á la merced recibida" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XXXVI).