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Scene without more action, but it allows us to see a serious and dignified image of Sancho, as a real governor.
The figure in the background should not appear.
Original choice.
Drawing and engraving are excellent.
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| Image | 1893-London-Warne-01-092 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Arthur Boyd Houghton |
| Engraver | Dalziel Brothers |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | He took his secretary with him into his private chamber, being desirous to send an inmediate answer to his master, and ordered him to write what he should dictate to him. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 51 |
| Subject |
51.1 Exchange of letters between DQ and SP |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 599 |
| Image Dimension | 101 x 101 |
| Page Dimension | 211 x 147 |
| Commentary | Sancho dictates a letter for don Quixote to his secretary.
Scene without more action, but it allows us to see a serious and dignified image of Sancho, as a real governor. The figure in the background should not appear. Original choice. Drawing and engraving are excellent. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration first appeared in London: F. Warne, 1866. |