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On the background, a medallion with Dulcinea's portrait.
Simple drawing and quite acceptable engraving.
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| Image | 1750-1751-Madrid-Padilla-01-001-t |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | SANCHO PANZA. DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA. AMADIS. ROLANDO. DVLCINEA. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject |
02.2 Quixote illustration |
| Illustration Type |
Title page |
| Technique |
Woodcut |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Title page |
| Image Dimension | 85 x 112 |
| Page Dimension | 200 x 145 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote mounted on Rocinante accompanied by Sancho embracing his donkey; at both sides, on pedestals, Roland and Amadis, both as Roman sculptures.
On the background, a medallion with Dulcinea's portrait. Simple drawing and quite acceptable engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Based on Savery's I frontis for Dordrecht: Savery, 1657 (and later editions). |