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Sancho's figure is disproportionate.
The scene has been resolved without naturalism.
Good engraving.
2 - Plate 27.
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| Image | 1766 London Tonson-04-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht (?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sancho fights and defeats don Quixote |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 60 |
| Subject |
60.1 SP fights with DQ and finds some hanged men |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 239 |
| Image Dimension | 130 x 77 |
| Page Dimension | 170 x 95 |
| Commentary | After trying don Quixote to whip Sancho while he was asleep, the squire beats don Quixote and defeats him.
Sancho's figure is disproportionate. The scene has been resolved without naturalism. Good engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - This plate was newly-engraved for this edition; it was not included in London: Tonson, 1749.
2 - Plate 27. |