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Well-known scene; now resolved with certain novelty; only with the two main figures (no carter, lionkeeper, don Diego or Sancho).
Don Quixote has been represented in a quite curious manner.
Drawing and engraving are excellent.
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| Image | 1893-London-Warne-01-067 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Arthur Boyd Houghton |
| Engraver | Dalziel Brothers |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote observed him with fixed attention, impatient for him to leap out of his den, that he might grapple with him and tear him to pieces. |
| Title Supplied | |
| 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 | I |
| Page Number | 415 |
| Image Dimension | 101 x 88 |
| Page Dimension | 211 x 147 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote awaits ready to fight against a lion, but the animal remains into its cage, although it is open, yawning.
Well-known scene; now resolved with certain novelty; only with the two main figures (no carter, lionkeeper, don Diego or Sancho). Don Quixote has been represented in a quite curious manner. Drawing and engraving are excellent. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration first appeared in London: F. Warne, 1866. |