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Accurate to Cervantes' text, the lion with its backs turned on don Quixote; "volvió las espaldas y enseñó sus traseras a don Quijote" (17:2).
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| Image | 1916-1918-Kristiania-Swanstrom-02-031 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Wilhelm Nicolai Marstrand |
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| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | DON QUIJOTE og løven |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.2 Adventure of the lion |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 288 |
| Image Dimension | 86 x 150 |
| Page Dimension | 200 x 285 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote standing ready to fight with the lion while the lionkeeper opens the gate of the cage; in the background, Sancho, don Diego de Miranda and the carter running away.
Accurate to Cervantes' text, the lion with its backs turned on don Quixote; "volvió las espaldas y enseñó sus traseras a don Quijote" (17:2). |
| Notes | 1 - Preparatory drawing for Copenhaguen: Fr. Woldikes Forlags, 1865; included. |