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The drawing and the engraving are excellent suggesting the falling and the movement of clothes and hair.
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| Image | 1852-London-Willoughby-01-067 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | The daughter of the innkeeper's wife falling from a tower |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 16 |
| Subject | |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I (bound with vol. II in tome I) |
| Page Number | 84 |
| Image Dimension | 94 x 78 |
| Page Dimension | 214 x 135 |
| Commentary | A very original detail from Cervantes' text; during the dialogue between Sancho and the innkeeper's wife, her daughter says that, sometimes, she dreams she falls from a tower.
The drawing and the engraving are excellent suggesting the falling and the movement of clothes and hair. |
| Notes | 1 - Reprint of Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |