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Burin engraving
In the background, through a door, the Duke, the Duchess and the ecclesiastic wait don Quixote for eating.
Drawing and engraving are very remarkable; well-detailed illustration.
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| Image | 1814-Paris-Masson-06-002 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Antonio Carnicero (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote served by Duchess' maidens |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 31 |
| Subject |
31.1 DQ and SP at the Dukes´ palace |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | VI |
| Page Number | f.p. 118 |
| Image Dimension | 99 x 60 |
| Page Dimension | 200 x 124 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote is served by Duchess' maidens; "salió a la gran sala, adonde halló a las doncellas puestas en ala tanto a una parte como a otra, y todas con aderezo de darle aguamanos" (31:2).
In the background, through a door, the Duke, the Duchess and the ecclesiastic wait don Quixote for eating. Drawing and engraving are very remarkable; well-detailed illustration. |
| Notes | 1 – Copy in a reduced size after Antonio Carnicero’s illustration for Madrid: Ibarra, 1780. |