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Typified composition for 18th century editions.
Despite some light faults, drawing and engraving are excellent as a whole.
2 – Same plate first engraved for London: T. Osborne, 1761 (2nd edition of T. Smollet’s translation).
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| Image | 1782-London-Strahan-02-003 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Francis Hayman |
| Engraver | G. V. Neist |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Dorotea surprised by the priest, barber and Cardenio |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 28 |
| Subject |
28.1 Priest, barber and Cardenio encounter Dorotea |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 2 |
| Image Dimension | 131 x 76 |
| Page Dimension | 171 x 100 |
| Commentary | In the center, Dorotea, washing her feet into a stream; from the left, the priest, the barber and Cardenio appear, surprising her.
Typified composition for 18th century editions. Despite some light faults, drawing and engraving are excellent as a whole. |
| 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). |