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Over the left pedestal, "AMADIS"; over the right one, "ROLANDO". Both as classical statues.
Above, a medallion with Dulcinea's portrait.
Drawing is clumsy and disproportionate.
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| Image | 1713-Paris-Compagnie-01-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | SANCHO PANÇA. DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA. AMADIS. ROLANDO. DULCINEA |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject |
02.2 Quixote illustration |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | Prev. to facsimile title page |
| Image Dimension | 148 x 83 |
| Page Dimension | 200 x 133 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote with the barber basin and Rocinante. Sancho with his donkey. Well-defined iconography.
Over the left pedestal, "AMADIS"; over the right one, "ROLANDO". Both as classical statues. Above, a medallion with Dulcinea's portrait. Drawing is clumsy and disproportionate. |
| Notes | 1 - Photomechanical copy of the illustration appeared in Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-73 (same plate first used for Brussels: Mommarte, 1662; copy by unknown engraver after Savery's frontispiece for Dordrecht: Savery, 1657). |