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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-07-189
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	A buen seguro que la hallaste ensartando perlas....
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 31
	Subject	31.1 SP’s tale of embassy to Dulcinea
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	III LÁMINAS
	Page Number	CAP. XXXI. - 1.
	Image Dimension	220 x 145
	Page Dimension	312 x 238
	Commentary	"Surely thou didst find her stringing pearls...". Some scenes from the dialogue between don Quixote and Sancho about Sancho's pretended encounter with Dulcinea: Dulcinea embroidering as imagined by don Quixote; Sancho handing don Quixote's love letter to Dulcinea while she sifts wheat; Sancho helps Dulcinea to put a sack of wheat on the back of a donkey; Dulcinea with don Quixote's letter; and Dulcinea giving Sancho a cheese over the top of the wall-yard. Remarkable, carefully-done and original narrative composition. Notable figures, with good variety of gestures. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period clothes, setting and details. 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.