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| Image | 1875-New-York-Carleton-01-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré (copied after) |
| Engraver | Longacre (Matthias Reiff Longacre?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote's Memorable Battle with the Windmill. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Facing title page |
| Image Dimension | 152 x 95 |
| Page Dimension | 180 x 116 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene; the windmill sail beats don Quixote and Rocinante, throwing them on the plain; in the background, Sancho gesticulates.
The windmills has been designed with a ghostly appearance. Good engraving, turned after the original by Pisan. |
| Notes | 1 - Placed as frontispiece.
2 - First published in Philadelphia: Davis, Porter & Coates, 1867, newly-engraved in reduced size after Doré's design (Paris: Hachette, 1863). |