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	Image	1756-London-Tonson-01-021
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	John Vanderbank
	Engraver	Gerard van der Gucht
	Lithographer
	Title Caption
	Title Supplied	Don Quixote's Golden Age speech
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 11
	Subject	11.1 Encounter with shepherds, real and pretended 11.2 Golden Age speech
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte)
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	f.p. 49
	Image Dimension	245 x 178
	Page Dimension	287 x 225
	Commentary	In "Sobre las Estampas desta Historia" (I, i-viii), John Oldfield defends the selection of episodes with dialogues and speeches. In the center, don Quixote talks to several shepherds about the Golden Age; the shepherds listen to him captively and attentively. One shepherd (left foreground) is especially remarkable; his figure is classical. In contrast to this shepherd, Sancho does not listen to don Quixote and his only worry is eating; he looks like a gluttonous child (this figure is very different to those in other illustrations). Drawing and engraving are masterly.
	Notes	1 - Same plate from London: Tonson, 1738 Spanish edition and London: Tonson, 1742 English edition.