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| Image | 1782-London-Strahan-01-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Francis Hayman |
| Engraver | G. V. Neist |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote knighted at the inn by the innkeeper |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 3 |
| Subject |
3.4 DQ knighted at inn by innkeeper |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 26 |
| Image Dimension | 131 x 76 |
| Page Dimension | 171 x 100 |
| Commentary | Conventional composition.
Don Quixote knelt down, the innkeeper with a book and a sword, doña Molinera holding the spurs, doña Tolosa (without don Quixote's sword) and a boy with a candle (two more figures do not appear in Cervantes' text). Light and shadow effects (moon light) masterly reproduced by engraving. Excellent drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 – Copy in reduced format after Hayman’s design for London: Millar, 1755.
2 – Same plate first engraved for London: T. Osborne, 1761 (2nd edition of T. Smollet’s translation). |