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| Image | 1746-LaHaye-Hondt-01-041 |
| Illustration No. | 1   |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Simon Fokke |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Poltronerie de Sancho a la Chasse |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 34 |
| Subject |
34.1 Night procession and hunt |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 152 |
| Image Dimension | 191 x 150 |
| Page Dimension | 267 x 215 |
| Commentary | In the center of the composition, don Quixote driving his sword into an enormous wild boar surrounded by hunting dogs; Coypel emphasizes drama in this scene.
In the background, the Duke embracing the Duchess; she looks like a new Diana. In the foreground, but just at one side, the humorous part: Sancho flees away climbing a tree. In keeping with 17th and 18th centuries liking for hunting paintings. Excellent drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Copy after Coypel's illustration (Paris: Surugue, c. 1728-30).
2 - The composition has been turned and the format now is vertical, so Fokke has enlarged the trees and the sky. 3 - Fokke had already engraved this same scene for La Haye: Gosse, 1744, but in a smaller format. |