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| Image | 1906NewYork-03-031 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | The long nose explained |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 14 |
| Subject |
14.2 DQ defeats the knight of the Mirrors |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | 152 |
| Image Dimension | 80 x 100 |
| Page Dimension | 255 x 180 |
| Commentary | Tomé Cecial holding his fake big nose (to convince don Quixote and Sancho that he is really Tomé Cecial).
He also holds a glass (of wine?); "hombre alegre y de lucios cascos" (15:2). Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real. 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.
2 - The same detail of the glass of wine appears in Johannot's illustration (Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37). |