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In the background, sketched, the retinue of "dueñas".
Despite the small format of the illustration, drawing and engraving are very good.
Deficient inking/printing (notice the reinue of "dueñas").
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| Image | 1808-Paris-05-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier |
| Engraver | Jean Dambrun |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | La Doloride, sans ôter son voile vient se jeter aux pieds du duc, qui se hâta de la faire asseoir. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 38 |
| Subject |
38.2 Arrival of Countess Trifaldi |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | V |
| Page Number | f.p. 166 |
| Image Dimension | 94 x 54 |
| Page Dimension | 129 x 76 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, with a very marked engraving, Countess Trifaldi kneels before the Duke and the Duchess; don Quixote and Sancho observe them; Trifaldín (on the right) follows the Countess.
In the background, sketched, the retinue of "dueñas". Despite the small format of the illustration, drawing and engraving are very good. Deficient inking/printing (notice the reinue of "dueñas"). |
| Notes | 1 – Same plate first engraved for Paris: Didot L’Aîné-Deterville, 1799; now without frame. |