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| Image | 1936-Guixols-Viader-01-016 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Unknown (copied after Diego de Obregón) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and the windmills / Don Quxote and the Basque |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) 8.3 Episode with friars of St. Benedict 8.4 Adventure with the Basque |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Fol. 17r |
| Image Dimension | 93 x 155 |
| Page Dimension | 307 x 237 |
| Commentary | Three different scenes (archaic):
In the background: don Quixote attacking the windmills and Sancho trying to stop him. In the middle ground, Sancho is beaten by the friars' servants. In the foreground, don Quixote fighting against the Basque; also the carriage with Basque ladies. Drawing and engraving done to look archaic. |
| Notes | 1 – Copied after illustration for Barcelona: Juan Jolis, 1755 (and 1762), copied after Madrid: Antonio Sanz, 1735, badly copied after Diego de Obregón’s illustration (Madrid: Andrés García de la Iglesia, 1674). |