Image 1774London-01-002 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Samuel Wale 
Engraver Thomas Ryder I 
Lithographer  
Title Caption The Life of the Biscayan spared by Don Quixote 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 9 
Subject 9.2 Conclusion of adventure with Basque
 
Illustration Type Chapter illustration
 
Technique Burin engraving
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number f.p. 60 
Image Dimension 180 x 108 
Page Dimension 211 x 125 
Commentary Don Quixote, fallen on his knees, threatens the Basque with his sword. Two Basque dames ask don Quixote not to injure the Basque. Sancho, holding the reins of Rocinante, just observes the scene.
Engraving of short lines; sketching effect.
Elegant rococo style frame. 
Notes Accompanied by the poem:
"The brave Biscayan, by our peerless Knight,
Inspir'd with fury, is subdu'd in fight.
Prone on the ground, his life Don Quixote claims;
Yet spares him to oblige the lovely Dames".

Thomas Ryder I (London, 1746 - ?, 1810): Burin engraver. He was disciple of James Basire II (burin engraver). Ryder exhibited at the Free Society of London between 1766 and 1767. He engraved the “Portrait of Queen Charlotta Sophia” (Benezit IX, 203).

"This set, of which the frames are very elegant, is more curious than beautiful, and is quite English in character" (A68).
"Las láminas que adornan esta edición valen poco" (GG194).