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| Image | 1756-London-Tonson-02-017 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Claude du Bosc |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | The millers try to rescue don Quixote and Sancho |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 29 |
| Subject |
29.1 Adventure of the enchanted boat |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 160 |
| Image Dimension | 250 x 183 |
| Page Dimension | 287 x 225 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote and Sancho, both in a boat, arrive dangerously to a mill wheel and the millers try to save them.
Scene first represented in London: Hodgkin, 1687. Then, with a wide view; now, don Quixote and Sancho's expressions are more detailed (Sancho praying frightened; don Quixote threatening the millers that try to save them). Although Claude du Bosc's engraving is not as good as Van der Gucht's, the quality of the illustration is more than remarkable. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate from London: Tonson, 1738 Spanish edition and London: Tonson, 1742 English edition. |