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| Image | 1776-Liege-Bassompierr-01-030 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Bernard Picart |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quichotte trompé par Sancho prend une Paysanne pour Dulcinée |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 10 |
| Subject |
10.2 The three labradoras 10.3 SP presents to DQ the enchanted Dulcinea |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 85 |
| Image Dimension | 196 x 155 |
| Page Dimension | 280 x 215 |
| Commentary | Scene resolved with a basic composition.
Don Quixote and Sancho kneel down before three peasant girls mounted on donkeys. Sancho introduces one of the peasant girls as the enchanted Dulcinea and don Quixote tries to kiss her foot. The three peasant girls are represented as French maidens. Baroque landscape including a lake with fishermen (very different from La Mancha landscape). Well-detailed drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for La Haye: Pierre de Hondt, 1746. |