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Girardet's style is quite different from Grandville's; Girardet's figures are more stylized, his drawing lines are longer and freer; notice the almost Chinese features of the maidens.
Good drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1848-Tours-Mame-02-008 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Karl Girardet |
| Engraver | Barbant |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Le duc et la duchesse n'étaint pas prévenus de cette toilette, et ils attendaint avec curiosité la fin de ce curieux lavage. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 32 |
| Subject |
32.3 Washing of beards episode |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 208 |
| Image Dimension | 125 x 96 |
| Page Dimension | 197 x 120 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote surrounded by Duchess' maidens soaping and washing his beard.
Girardet's style is quite different from Grandville's; Girardet's figures are more stylized, his drawing lines are longer and freer; notice the almost Chinese features of the maidens. Good drawing and engraving. |
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