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Image | 1923-London-Navarre-01-007 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht (reproduced by process) |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | QUIXOTE AND THE GOAT-HERDS. |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 11 |
Subject |
11.1 Encounter with shepherds, real and pretended 11.2 Golden Age speech |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f.p. 70 |
Image Dimension | 130 x 100 |
Page Dimension | 223 x 145 |
Commentary | In "Sobre las Estampas desta Historia" (I, i-viii), John Oldfield defends the selection of episodes with dialogues and speeches.
In the center, don Quixote talks to several shepherds about the Golden Age; the shepherds listen to him captively and attentively. One shepherd (left foreground) is especially remarkable; his figure is classical. In contrast to this shepherd, Sancho does not listen to don Quixote and his only worry is eating; he looks like a gluttonous child (this figure is very different to those in other illustrations). |
Notes | 1- Reproduced in reduced size after London: Tonson, 1738. |