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| Image | 1733-Paris-David-04-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after by Bonard) |
| Engraver | Laurent Cars |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Countess Trifaldi and the dueñas showing their beards |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 39 |
| Subject |
39.2 The “dueñas” showing their beards |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 74 |
| Image Dimension | 118 x 70 |
| Page Dimension | 168 x 100 |
| Commentary | In a French court garden, Countess Trifaldi shows her beard to don Quixote, amazing him and Sancho.
The composition is created with gestures and looks: the Duchess orders two maidens to be quiet; Sancho is surprised; don Quixote astonished. Trifaldín's figure is very remarkable, although he should hold a scimitar, not a mace. Acceptable drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first used for Paris: Compagnie des Libraires, 1732.
2 - Turned copy with a new vertical format after Coypel’s illustration (Paris: Surugue, 1724); the Duke and one maiden have not been copied. |