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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-08-070
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	Bien puede vuestra merced, señor triste Figura,....
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	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 37
	Subject	37.1 Princess Micomicona
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	IV LÁMINAS (on spine TOMO IV TEXTO by error)
	Page Number	CAP. XXXVII. - 2.
	Image Dimension	153 x 220
	Page Dimension	238 x 312
	Commentary	"Sir Rueful Countenance, your worship may as well,...". Sancho awakes don Quixote to tell him that Micomicona is not a princess any longer, but only Dorotea. Very remarkable figures; notice Sancho's worth noting expression and gesture. 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. 2 - "Al comienzo del capítulo XXXVII está la mejor representación de Sancho. Es un dibujo en que aparece la figura grande, no completa; la cabeza admirable, deliciosa en la expresión de bobo picaresco, cuando viene á advertir á su amo que no hay tal princesa Micomicona." (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. LI).