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| Image | 1853-NewYork-Appleton-01-008 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Gilbert (copied after) |
| Engraver | John William Orr |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote returning to his home in an oxcart |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 52 |
| Subject |
52.3 Arrival of DQ and Sancho to their village |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 225 |
| Image Dimension | 111 x 93 |
| Page Dimension | 229 x 145 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote returns to his house into a cage on an oxcart and is received by the housekeeper and his niece.
Print of great quality where three faces have been highlighted: the ones of don Quixote, sticking out his head through the bars of the cage, the housekeeper and the niece; their expressions are excellent. Certain picturesquism in details (the carter, the church tower, the dog, the cart...). |
| Notes | 1 - Wrongly-placed in chapter 46:1; it corresponds to chapter 52:1. This mistake is due to a different reading of the scene: don Quixote leaving the inn while the innkeeper's wife and her daughter pretend to cry.
2 - Excellent and highly-detailed copy after Gilbert's illustration (London: Charles Daly, 1842 and London: Bohn, 1842). |