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| Image | 1776-Liege-Bassompierr-01-010 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Bernard Picart |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quichotte croit Recevoir dans l'hottellerie l'Ordre de Chevalier |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 3 |
| Subject |
3.4 DQ knighted at inn by innkeeper |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 8 |
| Image Dimension | 191 x 149 |
| Page Dimension | 280 x 215 |
| Commentary | Accurate to Cervantes' text, the innkeeper, holding a sword and a book, knights don Quixote, knelt before him.
Doña Tolosa (figure of great beauty) holds don Quixote's sword and doña Molinera his spurs. It also appears the boy with a candle. Two other women (the one next to a well is very remarkable), do not belong to Cervantes' text. Drawing and engraving are masterly. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for La Haye: Pierre de Hondt, 1746. |