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| Image | 1741-Paris-Clousier-et-al-03-008 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after by Bonard) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote defends Basilio before Camacho |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.1 Basilio’s deception 21.2 Marriage of Basilio and Quiteria |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 269 |
| Image Dimension | 120 x 70 |
| Page Dimension | 167 x 97 |
| Commentary | Theatrical composition.
In the center: Quiteria and Basilio, well-lighted; Basilio pretending to have stabbed himself. On the right, Camacho ready to draw his sword. From the left, don Quixote moves to stop him, while Sancho is only interested in protecting his food; also the priest and some women. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first used for Paris: Compagnie des Libraires, 1732, now re-engraved very clumsily and with little detail.
2 - Turned copy with a new vertical format after Coypel’s illustration (Paris: Surugue, c. 1724); the original setting has been simplified. |