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In the background, two Dutch windmills.
Free and quick drawing/engraving style, as sketched; in keeping with Romanticism taste; notice Rocinante's figure.
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| Image | 1847-Paris-Ducrocq-01-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Frederic Bouchot |
| Engraver | Jean Achille Pouget |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Sancho accourut promptement au grand trot de son âne |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 41 |
| Image Dimension | 139 x 108 |
| Page Dimension | 214 x 130 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote lying on the ground "defeated" by a windmill; meanwhile, Sancho arrives from the background to help him.
In the background, two Dutch windmills. Free and quick drawing/engraving style, as sketched; in keeping with Romanticism taste; notice Rocinante's figure. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration first appeared in Paris: P. C. Lehuby, 1845. |