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Composition organized as a triumph procession of a Roman Arch of Triumph.
Despite the small format of the illustration, the drawing and the engraving are well-detailed.
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| Image | 1799-Paris-Didot-06-003 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier |
| Engraver | François Godefroy |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Aux portes de sa capitale, Sancho trouva les principaux du peuple, qui venoient au devant de lui. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 45 |
| Subject |
45.1 SP arrives to Barataria |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | VI |
| Page Number | f.p. 6 |
| Image Dimension | 88 x 53 |
| Page Dimension | 130 x 75 |
| Commentary | Sancho Panza arrives to Barataria Island (a walled city) and he is welcomed by the authorities; his donkey follows him.
Composition organized as a triumph procession of a Roman Arch of Triumph. Despite the small format of the illustration, the drawing and the engraving are well-detailed. |
| 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. |