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In the background, Sancho with his donkey observes the scene frightened.
Well-known scene and composition; it is almost Doré's composition (Paris: Hachette, 1863) inverted.
Good illustration.
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| Image | 1922-Milan-Hoepli-01-014 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Adolf Wald |
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| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | ... colpito in pieno dalla rotante furia del mulino... |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Offset |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 35 |
| Image Dimension | 117 x 106 |
| Page Dimension | 224 x 156 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote and Rocinante are hit and raised by the windmill sail when don Quixote tries to attack it.
In the background, Sancho with his donkey observes the scene frightened. Well-known scene and composition; it is almost Doré's composition (Paris: Hachette, 1863) inverted. Good illustration. |
| Notes | 1 - Illustration first published in Stuttgart: K. Thienemanns, c. 1896. |