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Image | 1794-London-Hogg-01-011 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Riley? |
Engraver | Scott? |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | The SON of DIEGO de LIANA, Seized in the Disguise of a Woman by the officers of Justice |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 49 |
Subject |
49.3 SP discovers a lady disguised as a man |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f.p. 329 |
Image Dimension | 160 x 98 |
Page Dimension | 210 x 127 |
Commentary | During the night rounds in Barataria Island, Sancho's alguacils find don Diego de la Llana's son disguised as a woman.
The illustration is a very free interpretation of Cervantes' text; it has been represented as a rape scene by drunken men and it appears a youth trying to stop them (this youth can not be his sister disguised). Maybe, it has been re-used from a different novel. The ornamental frame includes Bacchus' symbols; good decorative effect. Traditionally, it has been represented don Diego de la Llana's daughter disguised as a man and discovered by Sancho. Good engraving, but the illustration is totally un-accurate. |
Notes | Wrongly placed in Chap. IV, Book II in part II; it should appear in Chap. XVII, Book III, between pp. 428 and 429 in part II.
The plate is not signed either by the illustrator or by the engraver, but Río y Rico attributes it to Riley and Scott, who sign the frontispiece. It is dated on March 15, 1794. |