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Etching (acquaforte)
Vanderbank and Oldfield are interested in representing the dialogue through the gestures (see one shepherdess and Sancho's hands).
Drawing and engraving are excellent and well-detailed.
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| Image | 1756-London-Tonson-02-034 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote's encounter with a pair of pretended shepherdesses |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 58 |
| Subject |
58.2 DQ encounter with 2 ladies and bird nets; Arcadia |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 315 |
| Image Dimension | 251 x 182 |
| Page Dimension | 287 x 225 |
| Commentary | After getting tangled with a net (on the ground), don Quixote and Sancho meet two shepherdesses who recognize them; "Yo apostaré que este buen hombre que viene consigo, es un tal Sancho Panza su escudero [...] Asà es la verdad, dijo Sancho, que yo soy ese gracioso" (58:2).
Vanderbank and Oldfield are interested in representing the dialogue through the gestures (see one shepherdess and Sancho's hands). Drawing and engraving are excellent and well-detailed. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate from London: Tonson, 1738 Spanish edition and London: Tonson, 1742 English edition. |