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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-08-164
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Nicolás Jiménez Caballero Navarro Alpériz
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	Lithographer
	Title Caption	«Yo soy Merlín, aquel que las historias dicen que tuve por mi padre al diablo,....»
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	Part	Part II, Madrid 1615
	Chapter	Chapter 35
	Subject	35.1 Merlin’s prophecy about Dulcinea and remedy for her enchantment
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	IV LÁMINAS (on spine TOMO IV TEXTO by error)
	Page Number	SEGUNDA PARTE - CAP. XXXV.
	Image Dimension	146 x 220
	Page Dimension	238 x 312
	Commentary	"«I am that Merlin who legends say,....»". Merlin begins to tell his prophecy about Dulcinea's disenchantment to don Quixote; also in the scene, the Duchess, the Duke and Sancho (notice his expression). Accurate to Cervantes' text, Merlin appears dressed up like Death with Dulcinea on a cart surrounded by figures in white robes and holding lighted tapers. Very remarkable illustration; the light and shadow contrasts, the smoke effects and composition are masterly. Worth noting representation of this episode.
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