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| Image | 1819a-Madrid-ImprentaReal-03-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | José Rivelles |
| Engraver | Alejandro Blanco y Asensio |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and Sancho meet Maese Pedro and his ape |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 25 |
| Subject |
25.2 DQ meets Maese Pedro and his monkey |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 275 |
| Image Dimension | 129 x 78 |
| Page Dimension | 181 x 115 |
| Commentary | After asking Sancho to Maese Pedro's ape what is his wife doing, the monkey jumps onto Maese Pedro's shoulder to "tell" him the answer; don Quixote and others observe them.
Don Quixote's figure is remarkable, sat and leaned on his sword looking at the ape with attention; Maese Pedro with a patch on his left eye, accurate to Cervantes' text. Interest in detail and accurate setting (clothes, architecture...). |
| Notes | 1 - This moment of the episode has been represented in very few editions (see also Madrid: Sancha, 1798 by Alcántara and Moreno); it is more usual the representation of don Quixote destroying the theater since Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657)(see also Madrid: Imprenta Real, 1797 by Antonio Rodríguez). |