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In the background, don Quixote lies half dead.
Conventional composition and well-known scene, but Hayman's realism makes it unique (see muleteer's face, half-naked Maritornes, inn setting...).
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| Image | 1755-London-Millar-01-009 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Francis Hayman |
| Engraver | Johann Sebastien Müller |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Night fighting with Maritornes |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 16 |
| Subject |
16.2 Episode of Maritornes |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 92 |
| Image Dimension | 228 x 177 |
| Page Dimension | 279 x 219 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, lighted by the innkeeper's candle, Sancho fighting with Maritornes and the muleteer.
In the background, don Quixote lies half dead. Conventional composition and well-known scene, but Hayman's realism makes it unique (see muleteer's face, half-naked Maritornes, inn setting...). |
| Notes | 1 - This adventure was represented in London: Tonson, 1738, but in a previous moment. |