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Etching (acquaforte)
Painter and engraver have recreated their dresses in a very remarkable and higly-detailed way.
The gestures of the shepherdesses are theatrical, but good.
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| Image | 1810-London-Miller-04-008 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Samuel Shelley |
| Engraver | James Fittler |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote breaking the Nets |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 58 |
| Subject |
58.2 DQ encounter with 2 ladies and bird nets; Arcadia |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 262 |
| Image Dimension | 140 x 90 |
| Page Dimension | 205 x 125 |
| Commentary | In the whole composition, the two shepherdesses, richly dressed, have been highlighted; their white dresses stand out over the dark background, where don Quixote and Sancho are almost hidden.
Painter and engraver have recreated their dresses in a very remarkable and higly-detailed way. The gestures of the shepherdesses are theatrical, but good. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for London: William Miller, 1801. |