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Burin engraving
Don Quixote's figure with dignity, but comical too.
Sansón Carrasco's face shows his own personality.
Sancho observes them amused.
Drawing, shading and engraving are masterly.
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| Image | 1742-London-02-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sansón Carrasco visits don Quixote |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 3 |
| Subject |
3.1 Sansón Carrasco visits DQ to tell him about the publication of his story, DQ Part I |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 13 |
| Image Dimension | 250 x 183 |
| Page Dimension | 286 x 228 |
| Commentary | Accurate to Cervantes' text: Sansón Carrasco "viendo á Don Quixote, poniéndose de rodillas, y diciéndole: Deme vuestra grandeza las manos, Señor Don Quixote de la Mancha; que por el hábito de San Pedro que visto, aunque no tengo otras órdenes que las cuatro primeras, que es vuestra merced uno de los más famosos Caballeros andantes" (3:2).
Don Quixote's figure with dignity, but comical too. Sansón Carrasco's face shows his own personality. Sancho observes them amused. Drawing, shading and engraving are masterly. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate used for London: Tonson, 1738. |