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The scene, absolutely in keeping with Romanticism taste, is drawn with mastery, with carefully-done details, gestures and setting (see also the perfectly-balanced black and white contrasts.
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| Image | 1842-Mexico-Cumplido-02-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Joaquín Heredia or Hesiquio Iriarte (after Tony Johannot ) |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | Oficina Litotipográfica de Miguel Ángel Porrúa |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | The Duke and Duchess reading Don Quixote |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject | |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Lithography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. IV |
| Image Dimension | 180 x 117 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 175 |
| Commentary | The Duke appears reading Don Quixote to the Duchess.
The scene, absolutely in keeping with Romanticism taste, is drawn with mastery, with carefully-done details, gestures and setting (see also the perfectly-balanced black and white contrasts. |
| Notes | 1 - Reprint of the original lithograph (Mexico: Masse y Decaen; I. Cumplido, 1842) after Johannot's design (Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37). |