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The scene is quite theatrical and has a clear Romantic sense; the gestures of the figures, although theatrical, are good, specially Dorotea's.
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| Image | 1842-Mexico-Cumplido-01-050 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Joaquín Heredia (after Tony Johannot ) |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | Oficina Litotipográfica de Miguel Ángel Porrúa |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Fernando and Dorotea |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 28 |
| Subject |
28.2 Dorotea’s story (Don Fernando) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Lithography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 212 |
| Image Dimension | 170 x 115 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 175 |
| Commentary | Dorotea tells her story to the priest, the barber and Cardenio; one night, don Fernando entered her room begging for her love.
The scene is quite theatrical and has a clear Romantic sense; the gestures of the figures, although theatrical, are good, specially Dorotea's. |
| Notes | 1 - Reprint of the original lithograph (Mexico: Masse y Decaen; I. Cumplido, 1842) after Johannot's design (Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37). |