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Reference to the dialogue between don Quixote and Sancho about Dulcinea; by the first time, Sancho discovers that Dulcinea is Aldonza Lorenzo and he imagines this comical scene.
Excellent engraving.
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| Image | 1847-Philadelphia-Blanchard-01-036 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Gilbert & Gihon (Reuben S. Gilbert & William B. Gihon) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Aldonza Lorenzo |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 25 |
| Subject |
25.2 Aldonza Lorenzo’s identity (Dulcinea) |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 235 |
| Image Dimension | 90 x 80 |
| Page Dimension | 207 x 133 |
| Commentary | Two galley slaves (or two other characters defeated by don Quixote) arrive to El Toboso to prostrate before Dulcinea and they find her carding flax.
Reference to the dialogue between don Quixote and Sancho about Dulcinea; by the first time, Sancho discovers that Dulcinea is Aldonza Lorenzo and he imagines this comical scene. Excellent engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration first published in Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37; now newly-engraved. |