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Simple composition; two different groups of characters separated by the head (center).
Drawing and engraving are poor.
2 - Worn plate.
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| Image | 1741-Paris-Clousier-et-al-04-014 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Bonard |
| Engraver | Laurent Cars |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | The enchanted head |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 62 |
| Subject |
62.4 Episode of the enchanted head |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 387 |
| Image Dimension | 120 x 70 |
| Page Dimension | 167 x 97 |
| Commentary | Don Antonio shows the enchanted head (like a Roman bust, accurate to Cervantes' text) to don Quixote, Sancho, his wife and friends.
Simple composition; two different groups of characters separated by the head (center). Drawing and engraving are poor. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first used for Paris: Compagnie des Libraires, 1732.
2 - Worn plate. |