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| Image | 1782-London-Strahan-03-003 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Francis Hayman |
| Engraver | G. V. Neist |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote encounters the enchanted Dulcinea |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 10 |
| Subject |
10.2 The three labradoras 10.3 SP presents to DQ the enchanted Dulcinea |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 78 |
| Image Dimension | 131 x 76 |
| Page Dimension | 171 x 100 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote and Sancho kneel down before three peasant girls while Sancho introduces one of them as the enchanted Dulcinea and holds the reins of her donkey.
Scene resolved with 18th century conventional composition. Good drawing and engraving; notice "Dulcinea" and don Quixote's gestures and expressions. |
| 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). |