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Notice the contrast between don Quixote's figure (in white) and the notary's (in black).
Remarkable drawing and engraving; notice don Quixote's detailed dying face.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-02-403 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Gilbert |
| Engraver | Cosmo Armstrong |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote's last will |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 74 |
| Subject |
74.2 DQ makes his will |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 767 |
| Image Dimension | 114 x 94 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, in bed, as center of the composition; around him, Sancho, the barber, the priest, the housekeeper, the niece and the notary.
Notice the contrast between don Quixote's figure (in white) and the notary's (in black). Remarkable drawing and engraving; notice don Quixote's detailed dying face. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for London: Charles Daly, 1842. |