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Etching (acquaforte)
Drawing and engraving are quite remarkable; detailed figures with good gestures and expressions.
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| Image | 1853-Paris-Didier-01-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | F. Courtin |
| Engraver | Auguste Dutillois |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote asking the innkeeper to knight him |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 3 |
| Subject |
3.1 DQ at inn |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 19 |
| Image Dimension | 73 x 60 |
| Page Dimension | 175 x 115 |
| Commentary | At the inn stable, don Quixote kneels before the innkeeper (believing he is the landlord of the castle) begging him to be knighted.
Drawing and engraving are quite remarkable; detailed figures with good gestures and expressions. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for Paris: Hiard, 1832. |