Burin engraving
Sancho is already fallen and don Quixote falling; this is the only humorous illustration in the whole edition.
Well organized composition; figures are rightly distributed.
|
|
|
| Image | 1798Madrid-Sancha-08-001 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Francisco Alcántara |
| Engraver | Juan Moreno Tejada |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote falls from Rocinante in Barcelona |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 61 |
| Subject |
61.1 DQ arrives in Barcelona |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | VIII |
| Page Number | 1 |
| Image Dimension | 43 x 53 |
| Page Dimension | 132 x 90 |
| Commentary | When don Quixote begins his ride through Barcelona with don Antonio Moreno, some kids put brambles under Sanchos's donkey and Rocinante's tails; the horse and the donkey begin to kick, throwing down don Quixote and Sancho. Accurate to Cervantes' text: "...sintieron los pobres animales las nuevas espeulas, y apretando las colas, aumentaron su disgusto de manera, que dando mil córcovos dieron con sus dueños a tierra" (61:2).
Sancho is already fallen and don Quixote falling; this is the only humorous illustration in the whole edition. Well organized composition; figures are rightly distributed. |
| Notes | It includes reference "P. 6". |