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Image 1836-1837-Paris-Dubochet-01-360 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Tony Johannot 
Engraver Antoine Alphée Piaud 
Lithographer  
Title Caption  
Title Supplied Don Quixote laid in his bed by the housekeeper ad his niece 
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 52 
Subject 52.5 Housekeeper and niece put DQ to bed
 
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Wood engraving or Xylography
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 733 
Image Dimension 125 x 98 
Page Dimension 250 x 165 
Commentary The housekeeper and the niece lay don Quixote in his bed; this bed, with a great canopy, and a crucifix are the only setting of the whole scene.
Don Quixote's figure, scrawny, is especially comical.
The niece, knelt down and with her back turned on the viewer, is very remarkable. 
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