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In the foreground, Sancho arrives with his donkey where don Quixote and Rocinante have been thrown by a windmill (in the background).
Anecdotal detail: a miller sticks his head out of the windmill to see what has happened.
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| Image | 1912-Strasburg-Singer-01-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Daniel-Nicolas Chodowiecki |
| Engraver | Daniel Berger (reproduced by process) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote defeated by the windmill |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 51 |
| Image Dimension | 137 x 85 |
| Page Dimension | 181 x 120 |
| Commentary | Scene resolved with great realism.
In the foreground, Sancho arrives with his donkey where don Quixote and Rocinante have been thrown by a windmill (in the background). Anecdotal detail: a miller sticks his head out of the windmill to see what has happened. |
| Notes | 1 - Process reproduction of Daniel-Nicolas Chodowiecki's illustration for Leipzing: Caspar Fritsch, 1780-81. |