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25.5 DQ performs mad acts
Well-known scene and composition since Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657).
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| Image | 1741-Paris-Clousier-et-al-01-015 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Bonard (?) |
| Engraver | Crépy le fils |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote's penance in Sierra Morena |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 25 |
| Subject |
25.4 SP’s embassy to Dulcinea; 25.5 DQ performs mad acts |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 396 |
| Image Dimension | 120 x 70 |
| Page Dimension | 167 x 97 |
| Commentary | In Sierra Morena, don Quixote makes some somersaults (love penance) before Sancho leaves for El Toboso mounted on Rocinante; the squire holds a broom bunch (accurate to Cervantes' text).
Well-known scene and composition since Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657). |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for Paris: Compagnie des Libraires, 1732, but re-engraved very clumsily. |