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| Image | 1796-Dublin-Chambers-01-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | José del Castillo (copied after) |
| Engraver | William Bromley I |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote at his library reading chivalric books |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 1 |
| Image Dimension | 139 x 85 |
| Page Dimension | 208 x 130 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, reading chivalry books in his library (Amadís de Gaula), becomes mad (see his gesture and eyes).
Forced position and gesture. Details from the text: arms abandoned at a corner, the skinny greyhound... Realistic setting (period clothes and furniture). Drawing and engraving are acceptable as a whole, but deficient in some details. |
| Notes | 1 - Despite the inscription "Bernardo Barranco delt.", it is a copy after José del Castillo's illustration for Madrid: Ibarra, 1780. |