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Image | s1725-London-VanderGucht-01-004 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht (?) |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | The Entry of Shepherds at Camacho's Wedding |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 20 |
Subject |
20.1 Wedding of Camacho |
Illustration Type |
Illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 4 |
Image Dimension | 273 x 320 |
Page Dimension | 347 x 470 |
Commentary | Don Quixote observes one of the dances in Camacho's wedding; "También le pareció bien otra que entró de doncellas hermosísimas [...]. Guiábalas un venerable viejo y una anciana matrona [...]. Hacíales el són una gaita zamorana" (20:2).
Well-accurate composition to Cervantes' text, but not the setting. Court scene in keeping with Coypel's French style. The stylized dancing shepherdesses and the bagpipes player are quite remarkable. Drawing and engraving of great quality. |
Notes | 1 - From set "Sold by G. Vander Gucht in Queen Street Bloomsbury" (London, c. 1725 or later); numbered as plate 4.
2 - Copy engraved by Gerard van der Gucht? after Coypel's illustration (Paris: Surugue, c. 1724); the composition has been turned in comparison with Coypel's, but they both have the same large horizontal format. |