Image 1906NewYork-03-008 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption The Bachelor Samson Carrasco Salutes Don Quixote 
Title Supplied  
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 Head vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume III 
Page Number 30 
Image Dimension 100 x 108 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary The bachelor Sanson Carrasco knelt before don Quixote, in bed; also in the scene Sancho.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; also the setting, carefully-done.
Notice the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading.
Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black 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.