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The engraving is acceptable as a whole, but poor in details (smoke, architecture perspective...).
The light and shadow modelling in the two men in the foreground is worth noting.
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| Image | 1672-1673-Amberes-Verdussen-02-016 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sancho Panza prepared to defend his island |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 53 |
| Subject |
53.1 Invasion of Barataria |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 473 |
| Image Dimension | 146 x 80 |
| Page Dimension | 173 x 107 |
| Commentary | Sancho, tied between two planks (they should be shields), observes several men fighting with swords and torches.
The engraving is acceptable as a whole, but poor in details (smoke, architecture perspective...). The light and shadow modelling in the two men in the foreground is worth noting. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate by unknown engraver first used for Brussels: Mommarte, 1662, which was a copy after Savery's illustration (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657). |