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Image 1836-1837-Paris-Dubochet-01-211 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Tony Johannot 
Engraver Henri Désiré Porret 
Lithographer  
Title Caption  
Title Supplied The priest beginning to read the novel of El Curioso Impertinente 
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 32 
Subject  
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Wood engraving or Xylography
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 451 
Image Dimension 72 x 100 
Page Dimension 250 x 165 
Commentary The scene has been resolved with the realism characteristic of a genre scene; the priest begins to read the novel of "The Ill-Advised Curiosity" before Dorotea, Cardenio, the barber, Sancho, the innkeeper, his wife and Maritornes.
The variety of gestures is remarkable (see Dorotea). 
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