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Don Quixote, in conversation with Pedro Alonso, mistakes him with several characters from chivalry novels.
Remarkable engraving.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-039 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Prosper-Adolphe-Léon Cherrier |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote is taken back home by Pedro Alonso |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 5 |
| Subject |
5.3 DQ returns home |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 50 |
| Image Dimension | 80 x 105 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene; Pedro Alonso takes don Quixote back to his home; the knight appears over Pedro Alonso's donkey and Rocinante carries don Quixote's arms and broken lance.
Don Quixote, in conversation with Pedro Alonso, mistakes him with several characters from chivalry novels. Remarkable engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |