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	Image	1756-London-Tonson-01-035
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	John Vanderbank
	Engraver	Gerard van der Gucht
	Lithographer
	Title Caption
	Title Supplied	Don Quixote meets Princess Micomicona
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 29
	Subject	29.3 Dorotea kneels before DQ
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte)
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	f.p. 197
	Image Dimension	249 x 188
	Page Dimension	287 x 225
	Commentary	Princess Micomicona knelt before don Quixote but he tries to prevent her from doing it (see the gesture of his hand). Sancho Panza explains to don Quixote who Micomicona is; the barber, disguised with a beard, appears as her squire. In the background, Cardenio and the priest (they should appear hidden). Plate of great quality; masterly drawing and engraving (see Micomicona's face, don Quixote's hand...).
	Notes	1 - Same plate from London: Tonson, 1738 Spanish edition and London: Tonson, 1742 English edition. 2 - The basic composition for this scene was designed by Coypel (Paris: Surugue, 1724). Coypel's illustrations were widely-known in England (London: Knaplock, 1725; London: Walthoe, 1731...), but Oldfield criticized them ("Sobre las Estampas desta Historia". I, iii-iv).