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| Image | 1905-1908Madrid-08-105 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Luis Jiménez Aranda |
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| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | .... pero llamadme aquí á mi escudero Sancho, que á él toca y atañe esta defensa y venganza. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 44 |
| Subject |
44.2 DQ’s cowardice to help the innkeeper |
| 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. XLIV. - 5. |
| Image Dimension | 220 x 139 |
| Page Dimension | 312 x 238 |
| Commentary | ".... but call hither my squire Sancho; for to him this defence and revenge most properly belongs".
The innkeeper's wife and her daughter asks don Quixote to help their husband/father (in the background, beaten by two guests), but don Quixote refuses to do it claiming that it is a proper task for Sancho. Remarkable figures, with good gestures. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period clothes, setting and details. Realistic/picturesque style with good light and shadow effects. |
| Notes | 1 – After José Jiménez Aranda’s death, his brother, Luis Jiménez Aranda, continued illustrating Don Quixote (part I) following a very similar realistic/picturesque style as the one used by his brother, but, sometimes, his figures lack naturalism. |