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Image | 1818-London-Cadell-02-016 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Robert Smirke |
Engraver | Abraham Raimbach |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | DON QUIXOTE AT HOME ON THE TERMINATION OF HIS SECOND SALLY |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 52 |
Subject |
52.5 Housekeeper and niece put DQ to bed |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | f.p. 380 |
Image Dimension | 124 x 102 |
Page Dimension | 244 x 150 |
Commentary | The housekeeper, with a forced gesture of sorrow, and the niece taking care of don Quixote, exhausted.
Austere setting, but effective (abandoned arms, the greyhound, painting of the Holy Family and saint John...). Don Quixote's figure, almost dying, is remarkable. Print of quality. |
Notes | 1 – Newly-engraved by J. Phillibrown for London: Charles Daly, c. 1830. |