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At each side, on pedestals, "AMADIS" and "ROLANDO"; both as Roman soldiers.
Above, a medallion with Dulcinea's portrait.
Good drawing and engraving.
2 - The same plate will be used for Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-73 and later editions.
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| Image | 1662-Bruselas-Mommarte-01-003-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (?) (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don QUIXOTE de la MANCHA. |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject |
02.2 Quixote illustration |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Prev. to title page |
| Image Dimension | 156 x 82 |
| Page Dimension | 180 x 108 |
| Commentary | In the center, don Quixote, mounted on Rocinante and wearing the barber basin, and Sancho Panza, embracing the head of his donkey.
At each side, on pedestals, "AMADIS" and "ROLANDO"; both as Roman soldiers. Above, a medallion with Dulcinea's portrait. Good drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Copied after Savery's frontispiece for Dordrecht: Savery, 1657.
2 - The same plate will be used for Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-73 and later editions. |