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Sancho could appear in this scene too, but he has not been included.
Mueller uses the expressive possiblities of wood engraving with great skill and modernity, resolving the scene with a worth-noting and contemporary artistic sense.
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| Image | 1941-NewYork-Random-01-048 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Hans Alexander Mueller |
| Engraver | Hans Alexander Mueller |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote enchanted in a cage on an oxcart taken back home |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 47 |
| Subject |
47.1 Departure from inn |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | In color |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 522 |
| Image Dimension | 107 x 105 |
| Page Dimension | 255 x 170 |
| Commentary | Well-known "procession": the carter, don Quixote in a cage on an oxcart, two officers of the Holy Brotherhood on horseback escorting him and the priest and the barber.
Sancho could appear in this scene too, but he has not been included. Mueller uses the expressive possiblities of wood engraving with great skill and modernity, resolving the scene with a worth-noting and contemporary artistic sense. |
| Notes | 1 - Each color/ink has been printed using different wooden blocks. |