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| Image | 1768-Amsterdam-Merkus-02-001-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 | II |
| 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. I.
2 - Copied after the vignette first engraved for La Haye: Pierre de Hondt, 1746. |