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The composition is simple, but theatrical (great canopy).
Drawing and engraving are good; more austere than in Lefebvre's illustrations.
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| Image | 1799-Paris-Didot-04-003 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier |
| Engraver | Louis-Michel Halbou |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Ils allerent donc chez leur bon voisin, qu'ils trouverent assis dans son lit. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.1 Priest and barber visit DQ to check if he is cured of his madness |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p 18 |
| Image Dimension | 90 x 55 |
| Page Dimension | 130 x 75 |
| Commentary | The barber and the priest talk with don Quixote to check if he is sane or insane, while the housekeeper and the niece observe them.
The composition is simple, but theatrical (great canopy). Drawing and engraving are good; more austere than in Lefebvre's illustrations. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for Paris: Didot L'Aîné-Deterville, 1799 (1st ed.), but now (2nd ed.) without frame and re-engraved signature. |