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In the background, Sancho, don Antonio Moreno, the viceroy and others in the beach of Barcelona (galley and tower).
This composition became canonical.
The engraving is poor (see background details).
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| Image | 1780-Madrid-Ibarra-01-014 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | The Knight of the White Moon defeats don Quixote |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 64 |
| Subject |
64.1 DQ is defeated by the Knight of the White Moon (Sansón Carrasco) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | Prev. to p. 581 |
| Image Dimension | 146 x 82 |
| Page Dimension | 200 x 133 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote defeated by the Knight of the White Moon (Sansón Carrasco).
In the background, Sancho, don Antonio Moreno, the viceroy and others in the beach of Barcelona (galley and tower). This composition became canonical. The engraving is poor (see background details). |
| Notes | 1 - Photomechanical copy of the illustration appeared in Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-73 (same plate by unknown engraver first used for Brussels: Mommarte, 1662, which was a copy after Savery's illustration for Dordrecht: Savery, 1657). |