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| Image | 1810-London-Miller-01-008 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | José del Castillo (based on) |
| Engraver | William Byrne |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote attacking the Benedictine Monks |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.3 Episode with friars of St. Benedict |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 74 |
| Image Dimension | 144 x 92 |
| Page Dimension | 205 x 125 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, with his back turned on the viewer, attacks one friar of Saint Benedict, who has fallen from his mule. Also Sancho Panza and other friar with a parasol.
In the background, the carriage of the Basque lady and the Basque man (don Quixote's next adventure). Drawing and engraving of great quality (good gleaming effects in don Quixote's armour). |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for London: William Miller, 1801.
2 - Copied after José del Castillo and Manuel Salvador y Carmona's illustration (Madrid: Ibarra, 1780). |