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41.2 DQ and SP fly on Clavileño
The Duke and Duchess observe the scene.
Set in a Versailles like garden (baroque architectures, hedges, one terminus...).
Poor engraving, but acceptable.
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| Image | 1769-Paris-David-04-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and Sancho mounted on Clavileño |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 41 |
| Subject |
41.1 Adventure of Clavileño 41.2 DQ and SP fly on Clavileño |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 98 |
| Image Dimension | 106 x 60 |
| Page Dimension | 160 x 90 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote and Sancho blindfolded and mounted on Clavileño while several servants simulate its flight with bellows and torches; one of them has lighted its fuse.
The Duke and Duchess observe the scene. Set in a Versailles like garden (baroque architectures, hedges, one terminus...). 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). |