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Etching (acquaforte)
Stipple / Crayon manner
The three main characters, in the foreground, have been well-marked by burin engraving; the figures in the background, more blurred, are created by stipple.
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| Image | 1839-London-Newman-01-010 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Engraver | C. Knight |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote attacks Maese Pedro's theater |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 26 |
| Subject |
26.3 DQ attacks and destroys the puppets |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) Stipple / Crayon manner |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 180 |
| Image Dimension | 79 x 93 |
| Page Dimension | 100 x 135 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene; in the center, don Quixote draws his sword against the theater; from the left, Maese Pedro appears gesticulating to stop don Quixote; on the right, Sancho laughs (he looks like a buffoon); also several witnesses in the right background. Maese Pedro's ape in the upper part.
The three main characters, in the foreground, have been well-marked by burin engraving; the figures in the background, more blurred, are created by stipple. |
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