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| Image | 1819a-Madrid-ImprentaReal-04-001 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | José Rivelles |
| Engraver | Alejandro Blanco y Asensio |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Altisidora's love song for don Quixote |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 44 |
| Subject |
44.3 DQ alone at palace is accosted by Altisidora |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 77 |
| Image Dimension | 129 x 78 |
| Page Dimension | 181 x 115 |
| Commentary | After Sancho's departure, don Quixote remains alone in the palace and is accosted by Altisidora and Emerencia.
Accurate to Cervantes' text, Altisidora is playing the harp in the garden, while don Quixote (with serious face) hears her song through the bars of the window. The night light has not been quite well-resolved; Altisidora's figure is slightly disproportionate. Remarkable detailed architecture. |
| Notes | 1 - "La más en consonancia con la moda del día [...]. Esta estampa es evidéntemente romántica, pero tiene la menor dosis posible de romanticísmo. [...] La fantasía del dibujante no vuela muy alto" (Givanel 191 - 192).
2 - Givanel identifies the represented palace with the palace of the Dukes of Villahermosa in Pedrola (Zaragoza). |