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	Image	1863b-Paris-Hachette-01-046
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Albert d'Arnoux 'Bertall'
	Engraver	Unknown
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	Cette figure ouvrit sa robe et fit voir un squelette décharné.
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part II, Madrid 1615
	Chapter	Chapter 35
	Subject	35.1 Merlin’s prophecy about Dulcinea and remedy for her enchantment
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Wood engraving or Xylography
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	253
	Image Dimension	129 x 79
	Page Dimension	173 x 108
	Commentary	Merlín, as Death, with the enchanted Dulcinea. Masterly illustration with an excellent macabre, spooky and dark atmosphere; in keeping with Romanticism taste. The illustration is more accurate to the French translation than to Cervantes' original text. "... ouvrit sa robe, rejeta son veile, et fit voir un squelette décharné, qui représentait la mort avec tout ce qu'elle a de plus affreux" (p. 251, chap. XXII of the edition). "... quitándose el velo del rostro, descubrió patentemente ser la misma figura de la muerte, descarnada y fea" (35:2). This Merlín looks like the real Death, although is a servant disguised; also Dulcinea looks like a real maiden of great beauty, although she is a male servant disguised too. Remarkable drawing and engraving, and excellent light and shadow effects.
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