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| Image | 1657-Dordrecht-01-001-t |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (?) |
| Engraver | Jacob Savery (?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don QUICHOT de la MANCHA |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject |
02.2 Quixote illustration |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Prev. to title page |
| Image Dimension | 114 x 65 |
| Page Dimension | Not available |
| Commentary | In the center, don Quixote, mounted on Rocinante and wearing the barber basin, and Sancho Panza, embracing the head of his donkey.
At each side, on pedestals, "AMADIS" and "ROELANT (sic); both as Roman soldiers. Above, a medallion with Dulcinea's portrait. Good drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - First appearance of this successful frontispiece.
2 - Used (newly-engraved) for many other editions (Bruselas: Mommarte, 1662; Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-73; ...). |