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| Image | 1819-London-McLean-02-001 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Heaviside Clark |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | DON QUIXOTE ENRAGED AT SANCHO'S IMPROPER LANGUAGE BEFORE THE PRINCESS |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 46 |
| Subject |
46.2 SP argues with DQ and DQ forgives him |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Aquatint Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Colored |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. iii |
| Image Dimension | 112 x 89 |
| Page Dimension | 270 x 127 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote gets angry with Sancho because the squire does not believe Micomicona (Dorotea) to be a real princess; this image of don Quixote is, more than ever, the one of a mad man (see his exaggerated gesture). Also Dorotea and don Fernando (both as figures from the Commedia dell'Arte), Sancho (as a buffoon), the innkeeper, the priest, doña Clara and Luscinda.
Clark does not show too much interest in the setting. Cheerfully hand-colored (roses, greens, blues, yellows..). |
| Notes | Placed as a frontispiece.
Cushing Library also has a set including this illustration with some differences in color. "El lápiz litográfico de Clarck, con sorna populachera y caricaturesca, se deleita en ridiculizar a los héroes cervantinos" (GG 195). Givanel makes a mistake in the technique, but his interpretation of Clark's style is quite good. |