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In the background, Sancho on his donkey.
Well-known scene, resolved with little novelty.
Drawing and engraving are quite acceptable.
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| Image | 1901-Madrid-Calleja-01-028 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Manuel Ángel Álvarez |
| Engraver | Carretero (Arturo Carretero y Sánchez?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Y dándole una lanzada en el aspa, la volvió el viento con tanta furia, que hizo la lanza pedazos, llevándose tras sí al caballo y al caballero. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 41 |
| Image Dimension | 166 x 113 |
| Page Dimension | 221 x 145 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote on Rocinante attacking a windmill in the very instant that the sail breaks don Quixote's lance.
In the background, Sancho on his donkey. Well-known scene, resolved with little novelty. Drawing and engraving are quite acceptable. |
| Notes | 1 - Compare with Doré's illustration (Paris: Hachette, 1863). |