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Notice the mix of Spanish windmills and Ducht ones.
Masterly drawing and perfectly-lithographed; good gestures and expressions.
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| Image | 1859-Limoges-Freres-01-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Du haut d'un petite colline, ils découvrent trente à quarante moulins à vent. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Lithography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 28 |
| Image Dimension | 182 x 118 |
| Page Dimension | 272 x 178 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, mounted on Rocinante, and Sancho, on his donkey, discover some windmills; believing don Quixote that they are giants, Sancho tries to convince him of the reality.
Notice the mix of Spanish windmills and Ducht ones. Masterly drawing and perfectly-lithographed; good gestures and expressions. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration first used for Paris: Ch. Warée, 1844. |