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Don Quixote observes the scene mounted on Rocinante from behind the inn wall (background).
Composition with quite little novelty.
Remarkable caricature style; notice Cruikshank's personal style of quick and short etching lines.
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| Image | 1833-London-Wilson-01-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | George Cruikshank |
| Engraver | George Cruikshank |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Tossing Sancho in a blanket. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.3 SP’s blanketing |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 132 |
| Image Dimension | 100 x 80 |
| Page Dimension | 162 x 100 |
| Commentary | At the inn courtyard, Sancho is blanketed by the innkeeper, Juan Palomeque el Zurdo, and others.
Don Quixote observes the scene mounted on Rocinante from behind the inn wall (background). Composition with quite little novelty. Remarkable caricature style; notice Cruikshank's personal style of quick and short etching lines. |
| Notes | 1 - Compare with another illus. by the same illustrator about the same episode for London: Knight & Lacey, 1824. |