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Sancho remains mounted on his donkey in the foreground gesticulating.
Composition with little novelty.
Dutch windmills.
Notice Cruikshank's personal style of free, short and quick etching lines.
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| Image | 1833-London-Wilson-01-003 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | George Cruikshank |
| Engraver | George Cruikshank |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | The Don attacking the Wind Mills. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 52 |
| Image Dimension | 96 x 80 |
| Page Dimension | 162 x 100 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote on Rocinante at a gallop to attack the windmills (foreground).
Sancho remains mounted on his donkey in the foreground gesticulating. Composition with little novelty. Dutch windmills. Notice Cruikshank's personal style of free, short and quick etching lines. |
| Notes | 1 - Compare with another illus. by the same illustrator about the same episode for London: Knight & Lacey, 1824. |