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Etching (acquaforte)
This illustration remarks don Quixote's folly.
Some details (don Quixote's lips, the sheep...) have not been colored with great care.
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| Image | 1819-London-McLean-01-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Heaviside Clark |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | DON QUIXOTE ATTACKING THE FLOCK OF SHEEP |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 18 |
| Subject |
18.1 Adventure of the flock of sheep (rebaños) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Aquatint Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Colored |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 200 |
| Image Dimension | 112 x 89 |
| Page Dimension | 270 x 127 |
| Commentary | Composition following a diagonal: from the right foreground (Sancho alarmed; he appears as a parodic figure, almost a buffoon) through the center (don Quixote attacking the sheep; see Rocinante, frightened) to the left background (the shepherds gesticulating).
This illustration remarks don Quixote's folly. Some details (don Quixote's lips, the sheep...) have not been colored with great care. |
| Notes | Cushing Library also has a set including this illustration with some differences in color; the present illustration has been better colored. |