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74.3 DQ dies as Alonso Quijano
Don Quixote appears in bed and well-lighted, as center of the whole composition.
Excellent engraving.
The niece looks like a figure from a painting by the Neoclassical painter David.
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| Image | 1830-London-Daly-01-021 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Robert Smirke (copied after) |
| Engraver | J. Phillibrown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Death of Don Quixote |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 74 |
| Subject |
74.2 DQ makes his will 74.3 DQ dies as Alonso Quijano |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 488 |
| Image Dimension | 100 x 73 |
| Page Dimension | 161 x 100 |
| Commentary | Despite the title, the illustration alludes to don Quixote making his will; around him, the notary, Sancho and the niece.
Don Quixote appears in bed and well-lighted, as center of the whole composition. Excellent engraving. The niece looks like a figure from a painting by the Neoclassical painter David. |
| Notes | 1 - Copied after Smirke's illustration (London: Cadell & Davies, 1818); some figures have not been copied. |