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Well-accurate composition to Cervantes' text, but not the setting.
Court scene in keeping with Coypel's French style.
Poor engraving, but acceptable.
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| Image | 1769-Paris-David-03-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Entry of shepherdesses at Camacho's wedding |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 20 |
| Subject |
20.1 Wedding of Camacho |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 258 |
| Image Dimension | 106 x 60 |
| Page Dimension | 160 x 90 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote observes one of the dances in Camacho's wedding; "También le pareció bien otra que entró de doncellas hermosísimas [...]. Guiábalas un venerable viejo y una anciana matrona [...]. Hacíales el són una gaita zamorana" (20:2).
Well-accurate composition to Cervantes' text, but not the setting. Court scene in keeping with Coypel's French style. Poor engraving, but acceptable. |
| Notes | 1 - Copied after Charles-Antoine Coypel's design (Paris: Surugue, since 1723). Probably copied after Johann Michael Eben's engraving (Francfort: Bassompierre, 1757). |