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In the background, the priest and Cardenio witnessing the scene hidden among the trees.
Well-known scene and composition, resolved without novelty.
Good engraving, but poor in some details.
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| Image | 1841-Barcelona-Imprenta-01-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Antonio RodrÃguez (copied after) |
| Engraver | Pablo Alabern y Moles |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | D. Quijote se ofrece al desagravio de la supuesta infanta Micomicona |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 29 |
| Subject |
29.3 Dorotea kneels before DQ |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 321 |
| Image Dimension | 72 x 45 |
| Page Dimension | 144 x 94 |
| Commentary | In Sierra Morena, Princess Micomicona (Dorotea) kneels before don Quixote begging for his help; also in the scene, Sancho and Micomicona's squire (the barber disguised with a fake beard).
In the background, the priest and Cardenio witnessing the scene hidden among the trees. Well-known scene and composition, resolved without novelty. Good engraving, but poor in some details. |
| Notes | 1 - Copied after Antonio RodrÃguez's design for Madrid: Imprenta Real, 1797. |