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On the left pedestal, "AMADIS"; on the right one, "ROLANDO". Both as classical statues.
Above, a medallion with Dulcinea's portrait.
Drawing and engraving are quite acceptable, but not of great merit.
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| Image | 1674-Madrid-01-000-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after) |
| Engraver | Diego de Obregón |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don QVIXOTE Dela MANCHA. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject |
02.2 Quixote illustration |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Prev. to title page |
| Image Dimension | 155 x 115 |
| Page Dimension | 205 x 138 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote with the barber basin and mounted on Rocinante. Sancho embracing his donkey. Well-defined iconography.
On the left pedestal, "AMADIS"; on the right one, "ROLANDO". Both as classical statues. Above, a medallion with Dulcinea's portrait. Drawing and engraving are quite acceptable, but not of great merit. |
| Notes | 1 - Copy after Savery´s frontispiece for Dordrecht: Savery, 1657 (also in Bruselas: Mommarte, 1662; and Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-73). |