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Image | 1746-LaHaye-Hondt-01-033 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
Engraver | Jacob van der Schley |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Don Quichotte fait demander par Sancho ala Duchesse permission de la voir |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 30 |
Subject |
30.1 DQ and SP meet the Duchess |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f.p. 127 |
Image Dimension | 195 x 153 |
Page Dimension | 267 x 215 |
Commentary | Sancho, pointing to don Quixote, introduces him to the Duchess, who rides a white horse and holds a goshawk (accurate to Cervantes' text).
Don Quixote's figure, in the background, is bad. Just one maiden accompanies the Duchess; in other illustrations, her retinue is larger. Since Paris: Surugue, 1723, this gallant scene, with not many changes, is habitual in 18th and 19th centuries editions. Engraving of great quality. Drawing with some disproportions (between the Duchess and her horse, for example) and some gestures are artificial (maiden), but good as a whole. |
Notes | 1 - Copy after Coypel's illustration (Paris: Surugue, 1723).
2 - The composition has been turned and the format now is vertical, so Schley has enlarged the trees. 3 - Dated in 1742. |