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In the background, the Duke embracing the Duchess; she looks like a new Diana.
In the foreground, but just at one side, the humorous part: Sancho flees away climbing up a tree.
Acceptable drawing, but not remarkable.
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| Image | 1757-Francfort-Bassompierre-04-003 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Johann Michael Eben |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sancho's cowardice during the hunting with the Duke and Duchess |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 34 |
| Subject |
34.1 Night procession and hunt |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 16 |
| Image Dimension | 115 x 69 |
| Page Dimension | 153 x 95 |
| Commentary | In the center of the composition, don Quixote driving his sword into an enormous wild boar surrounded by hunting dogs; Coypel emphasizes drama in this scene.
In the background, the Duke embracing the Duchess; she looks like a new Diana. In the foreground, but just at one side, the humorous part: Sancho flees away climbing up a tree. Acceptable drawing, but not remarkable. |
| 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). |