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Burin engraving
Drawing and engraving are quite good as a whole, but not in some details.
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| Image | 1837-Paris-Huzard-02-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Achille Jacques Jean Devéria |
| Engraver | Jean-Claude-Auguste Fauchery |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quichotte conduit par Montesinos apperçoit la procession des demoiselles en deuil pleurant Durandart. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 23 |
| Subject |
23.1 DQ’s tale of his experience in the cave |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f. title page |
| Image Dimension | 120 x 93 |
| Page Dimension | 205 x 125 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, according to don Quixote's own tale, Montesinos shows him Durandarte's tomb (we can see just his feet) and Belerma's procession, sketched in the background.
Drawing and engraving are quite good as a whole, but not in some details. |
| Notes | 1 – Same plate first used for Paris: Delongchamps, 1825. |