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Doña Tolosa holds don Quixote's sword and doña Molinera a shield (it should be don Quixote's spurs).
It also appears the boy with a candle.
Two other women do not belong to Cervantes' text.
Acceptable engraving.
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| Image | 1757-Francfort-Bassompierre-01-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Johann Michael Eben |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote knighted at the inn |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 3 |
| Subject |
3.4 DQ knighted at inn by innkeeper |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 30 |
| Image Dimension | 117 x 72 |
| Page Dimension | 153 x 95 |
| Commentary | Accurate to Cervantes' text, the innkeeper, holding a sword and a book, knights don Quixote, knelt before him.
Doña Tolosa holds don Quixote's sword and doña Molinera a shield (it should be don Quixote's spurs). It also appears the boy with a candle. Two other women do not belong to Cervantes' text. Acceptable engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Copied after Demeuse's engraving (Francfort: Bassompierre, 1750) after Charles-Antoine Coypel's design (first appeared in Paris: Surugue, 1724; also copied for La Haye: P. Gosse & A. Moetjens, 1744 and later editions). |