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| Image | 1750-1751-Madrid-Padilla-01-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery / Diego de Obregón (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote fighting with a windmill / Don Quixote fighting with the Basque |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) 8.3 Episode with friars of St. Benedict 8.4 Adventure with the Basque |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Woodcut |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 35 |
| Image Dimension | 85 x 115 |
| Page Dimension | 200 x 145 |
| Commentary | Three different scenes (archaic):
In the background: don Quixote attacking the windmills and Sancho trying to stop him. In the middle ground, Sancho is beaten by the friars' servants. In the foreground, don Quixote fighting against the Basque; also the carriage with Basque ladies. Drawing and engraving are acceptable, but poor. |
| Notes | 1 - Copy after Diego de Obregón's illus. for Madrid: A. García de la Iglesia, 1674, copied after Savery´s illustration for Dordrecht: Savery, 1657 (also in Bruselas: Mommarte, 1662; and Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-73). |