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| Image | 1852-London-Willoughby-01-364 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Lacoste Jeune |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and the lion |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.2 Adventure of the lion |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II (bound with vol. I in tome I) |
| Page Number | 22 |
| Image Dimension | 114 x 107 |
| Page Dimension | 214 x 135 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene since Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657); Johannot has limited the scene to don Quixote, ready to attack, and the lion in its cage; neither Sancho, nor don Diego, nor the carter, nor the lion-keeper appear.
Scene with little novelty. |
| Notes | 1 - Reprint of Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |