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The different use of drawing/engraving for foreground or background figures is very interesting.
Sancho's face is quite remarkable.
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| Image | 1836-1837-Paris-Dubochet-01-132 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | J. Caqué |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and Sancho stoned by the galley-slaves |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 22 |
| Subject |
22.1 Adventure of the galley slaves (galeotes) |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 297 |
| Image Dimension | 88 x 108 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 165 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote and Sancho protect themselves from the stones thrown by the galley slaves from the background.
The different use of drawing/engraving for foreground or background figures is very interesting. Sancho's face is quite remarkable. |
| Notes | 1 - The composition is not too much original; see a similar one in Madrid: Viuda de Ibarra, 1787 by Isidro and Antonio Carnicero and Simón Brieva. |