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Image | 1768-Amsterdam-Merkus-01-002-t |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Unknown |
Engraver | Unknown |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, the giant-windmill and the flock of sheep |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | 01. Title page |
Subject |
01.1 Engraved title page |
Illustration Type |
Title page |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | Title page |
Image Dimension | 50 x 70 |
Page Dimension | 166 x 102 |
Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote with Rocinante and Sancho Panza with his donkey.
In the background, a windmill half-transformed into a giant and a flock of sheep. Vignette based on elements taken from Coypel's first illustration "Don Quixote's first sally"; framed by rocaille. Nice drawing and engraving. |
Notes | 1 - Same vignette used for title page in vol. II.
2 - Copied after the vignette first engraved for La Haye: Pierre de Hondt, 1746. |