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Burin engraving
Drawing and engraving are excellent (don Quixote's figure, furniture, books, arms...); not so the room, too small, cold and without details.
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| Image | 1742-London-01-009 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | George Vertue |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote at his library |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 3 |
| Image Dimension | 235 x 183 |
| Page Dimension | 286 x 228 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, dressed as a 18th century English gentleman, reads peacefully while he observes his family arms (over the fireplace); these, far from looking like "tomadas de orín y llenas de moho, luengos siglos había, que estaban puestas y olvidadas en un rincón" (1:1), appear new and neat.
Drawing and engraving are excellent (don Quixote's figure, furniture, books, arms...); not so the room, too small, cold and without details. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate used for London: Tonson, 1738. |