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The detailed architectural setting is quite remarkable; in keeping with Romanticism liking for Arabian architecture (picturesque).
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| Image | 1853-NewYork-Appleton-01-011 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Gilbert (copied after) |
| Engraver | John William Orr |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote with Montesinos and Durandarte |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 23 |
| Subject |
23.1 DQ’s tale of his experience in the cave |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 327 |
| Image Dimension | 113 x 93 |
| Page Dimension | 229 x 145 |
| Commentary | Montesinos, knelt down, introduces Durandarte to don Quixote; Durandarte remains dead on his tomb.
The detailed architectural setting is quite remarkable; in keeping with Romanticism liking for Arabian architecture (picturesque). |
| Notes | 1 - Excellent copy after Gilbert's illustration (London: Charles Daly, 1842 and London: Bohn, 1842); now, the figures are lighlty less worked. |