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43.3 Four travelers arrive at inn
The innkeeper, his daughter and Maritornes should not appear yet, but Coypel prefers theatrical compositions with many figures.
Acceptable engraving.
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| Image | 1757-Francfort-Bassompierre-02-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Johann Michael Eben |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote hanged and tied to a window |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 43 |
| Subject |
43.2 Maritornes and innkeeper’s daughter hang DQ from window by a hand 43.3 Four travelers arrive at inn |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 272 |
| Image Dimension | 115 x 70 |
| Page Dimension | 153 x 95 |
| Commentary | Four travelers (four in the text, only two in the illustration) arrive to the inn and Rocinante begins to move to smell one of the mares, leaving don Quixote almost hanged by his hand tied to a window, but he has not fallen yet.
The innkeeper, his daughter and Maritornes should not appear yet, but Coypel prefers theatrical compositions with many figures. Acceptable engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Copied after Demeuse's engraving (Francfort: Bassompierre, 1750) after Charles-Antoine Coypel's design (first appeared in Paris: Surugue, c. 1728-30; also copied for La Haye: P. Gosse & A. Moetjens, 1744 and later editions). |