A neoclassical atmosphere predominates over the illustration (see female figure on the right); this classical sense (calm figures) makes the illustration lose humourousness.
Excellent burin engraving; clear and precise lines; clean illustration.
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| Image | 1801London-03-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Thomas Stothard |
| Engraver | James Heath |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | The Ceremony of Beard washing |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 32 |
| Subject |
32.3 Washing of beards episode |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 358 |
| Image Dimension | 137 x 94 |
| Page Dimension | 211 x 128 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene; the Duchess' maidens wash don Quixote's beard while the Duke, the Duchess and Sancho observe him.
A neoclassical atmosphere predominates over the illustration (see female figure on the right); this classical sense (calm figures) makes the illustration lose humourousness. Excellent burin engraving; clear and precise lines; clean illustration. |
| Notes | "No hay aquí ni rastro del Caballero de la Triste Figura, ni de la Mancha, ni de España; y en cambio respiramos todo el ambiente y los modos que el Directorio francés esparció por Europa entera, Inglatera inclusive" (Givanel 180). |