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Image | 1725b-London-Knaplock-01-014 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
Engraver | Jan van der Gucht |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Sancho's Cowardise in y Chase |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 34 |
Subject |
34.1 Night procession and hunt |
Illustration Type |
Illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | w/p |
Image Dimension | 121 x 132 |
Page Dimension | 160 x 160 |
Commentary | Coypel emphasizes drama in this scene. A huge wild boar, surrounded by hunting dogs, is at the center of the composition; don Quixote's figure, driving his sword into the animal, is represented with dignity.
In the background, the Duke embraces the Duchess; she seems as a new Diana. In the foreground, but just in one side, the humorous part: Sancho flees away climbing up a tree. Good drawing and engraving. In keeping with 17th and 18th centuries liking for hunting paintings. |
Notes | 1 - Turned copy after Coypel’s illustration (Paris: Surugue, c. 1728-30).
2 - Print detached from London: Walthoe, 1731. |