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Image | 1796-Dublin-Chambers-01-008 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Antonio Carnicero (copied after) |
Engraver | John Hall |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote putting on his head a barber basin (Mambrino's helmet) |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 21 |
Subject |
21.3 Adventure of the helmet of Mambrino |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f.p. 264 |
Image Dimension | 138 x 87 |
Page Dimension | 208 x 130 |
Commentary | Don Quixote tries to fit the basin on his head, while Sancho saddles his donkey up with the conquered packsaddle.
In the background, the defeated barber flees away, leaving his mule. Accurate details: fulling mills. Drawing and engraving are quite acceptable. |
Notes | 1 - Copy after Antonio Carnicero's illustration for Madrid: Ibarra, 1780. |