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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-06-101
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	Trujéronle allí su asno, y subiéndole encima....
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 17
	Subject	17.3 SP’s blanketing
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	II LÁMINAS
	Page Number	CAP. XVII. - 34.
	Image Dimension	154 x 205
	Page Dimension	238 x 312
	Commentary	"They then brought him his ass, and mounting him on top of it...". The guests of the inn, after blanketing Sancho, help him to mount on his donkey; scene resolved with remarkable naturalism; notice the gestures and expressions. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period clothes, setting and details; realistic and picturesque. Jiménez Aranda's drawing skill is masterly; remarkable use of light and shadow with impressionist effects.
	Notes	1 – Reproduction of the original sketch (Chinese ink and gouache white). Jiménez Aranda meant to paint a more-finished drawing after this sketch using natural sceneries and real models, but he died before completing the project. 2 - "Por el valor pictórico, son notables los dibujos en que seguimos punto por punto el manteamiento de Sancho en el corral de la venta por la caterva de huéspedes maleantes, y los afanes de Don Quijote, que lo presencia desde fuera y le consuela con enseñarle la alcuza del bálsamo de Fierabrás" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XLV).