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Etching (acquaforte)
On the wall, don Quixote's armour and arms and, above the door, a painting with two errant knights fighting.
Scene resolved as a pleasant and elegant private scene.
Good drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1771-Berlin-001 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Daniel-Nicolas Chodowiecki |
| Engraver | J. F. Schuster |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Der Ritter Dom Quichotte denkt auf seinen Auszug. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
| Illustration Type |
Illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 1 |
| Image Dimension | Not available |
| Page Dimension | Not available |
| Commentary | Alonso Quijano at his library/home reading chivalry books; also in the scene the niece, the housekeeper and the greyhound.
On the wall, don Quixote's armour and arms and, above the door, a painting with two errant knights fighting. Scene resolved as a pleasant and elegant private scene. Good drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Copied after Daniel Berger's engraving for the Genealogischer Kalendar (Berlin: 1771; German version). |