Image 1906NewYork-01-037 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption The bookshop in Toledo 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 9 
Subject 9.1 Finding of manuscript with continuation of DQ’s story
 
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 114 
Image Dimension 137 x 101 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary The author (Cervantes) finds a youth selling some old scrolls in the Alcana of Toledo.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real, full of life; also the setting, carefully-done.
Notice also the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading.
Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black (Cervantes' cloak) creates a worth noting contrast.
His short and fine drawing lines imitate etching. 
Notes 1 - Vierge's original drawings (Chinese ink and wash) were reproduced by photogravure (notice the plate mark); the specific technique used, heliogravure, allows an excellent reproduction both of the original wash halftones and of the lines.