This is one of the best illustrations of the set.
"The Woman's strongest, but of force complains,
Yet for a Purse of Gold her part maintains.
Sancho the fallacy with ease perceives,
Corrects the Woman, and the Clown relieves".
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| Image | 1774London-02-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Samuel Wale |
| Engraver | Rennoldson |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Sancho restoring the Herdsman his Purse |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 45 |
| Subject |
45.2 SP’s judgments at Barataria |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 226 |
| Image Dimension | 174 x 110 |
| Page Dimension | 211 x 125 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene since Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657), but now it is a different moment. Sancho orders the woman to give the money back to the accused man. Simple composition, as a theatrical performance. Well drawn and engraved.
This is one of the best illustrations of the set. |
| Notes | Accompanied by the poem:
"The Woman's strongest, but of force complains, Yet for a Purse of Gold her part maintains. Sancho the fallacy with ease perceives, Corrects the Woman, and the Clown relieves". |