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Scene in keeping with Romanticism interest for fantasy and imagination.
Remarkable engraving.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-012 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | The Knight of the Burning Sword |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject | |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 13 |
| Image Dimension | 65 x 85 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Johannot chooses details from Cervantes' text never before represented; according to don Quixote's opinion, one of the best knights was the Knight of the Burning Sword, who with one back-stroke had cut in half two fierce and monstrous giants.
Scene in keeping with Romanticism interest for fantasy and imagination. Remarkable engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |