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| Image | 1781-Rouen-Machuel-04-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Countess Trifaldi and the dueñas showing their beards |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 39 |
| Subject |
39.1 Trifaldi’s story continues 39.2 The “dueñas” showing their beards |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 54 |
| Image Dimension | 105 x 60 |
| Page Dimension | 157 x 90 |
| Commentary | In a French court garden, countess Trifaldi shows her beard to don Quixote, amazing him and Sancho.
The composition is created with gestures and looks: the Duchess orders two maidens to be quiet; the Duke laughs; Sancho's surprised; don Quixote's astonished. On the left, Trifaldín; he should hold a scimitar, not a mace. Poor engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for La Haye: Chez Bassompierre Pére, 1773. |