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Image | 1746-LaHaye-Hondt-01-060 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
Engraver | Jacob van der Schley |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Don Quichotte consulte la teste enchantée chez Don Antonio Moreno |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 62 |
Subject |
62.4 Episode of the enchanted head |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f.p. 274 |
Image Dimension | 195 x 154 |
Page Dimension | 267 x 215 |
Commentary | Characters are divided in three groups:
On the right, the main one; surrounding the enchanted head (as a Roman bust), don Quixote thoughtful, Sancho astonished, don Antonio and two friends. On the left, in the foreground and in the background, two more groups that balance the composition (don Antonio's wife and friends). Well-detailed representation of a 18th century bourgeois French house (paintings, furniture, sculptures, carpets...). Theatrical scene with excellent drawing and engraving. |
Notes | 1 - Illustration dated in 1745.
2 - Copy after Coypel's illustration (Paris: Surugue, c. 1735). 3 - The composition has been turned and the format now is vertical, so Schley has enlarged the wall (paintings) and the ceiling. |