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Frontispiece
Although the illustration is a well-known scene, this is quite remarkable; detailed setting, good expression.
Excellent drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1848-Boston-Peirce-01-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Henry Warren (copied after) |
| Engraver | Stephen Alonzo Schoff |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f. illustrated title page |
| Image Dimension | 137 x 86 |
| Page Dimension | 210 x 135 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote reading chivalric books at his library.
Although the illustration is a well-known scene, this is quite remarkable; detailed setting, good expression. Excellent drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Copied after Henry Warren's design for London: Edward Lumley, c1847. |