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Very remarkable image; notice the contrast between his haughty gesture and the ragged blanket he is wearing.
Drawing and engraving are excellent.
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| Image | 1893-London-Warne-01-056 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Arthur Boyd Houghton |
| Engraver | Dalziel Brothers |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | 'I, who am the thundering Jove, and grasp in my hands the flaming bolts with which I might instantly destroy the world!' |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.2 Two mad tales |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 337 |
| Image Dimension | 117 x 87 |
| Page Dimension | 211 x 147 |
| Commentary | A mad man who believed to be Jove in the madhouse of Salamanca; image from the tale told by the barber to don Quixote.
Very remarkable image; notice the contrast between his haughty gesture and the ragged blanket he is wearing. Drawing and engraving are excellent. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration first appeared in London: F. Warne, 1866. |