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French setting (influenced by Coypel's design; Paris: Surugue, 1723-24); quite acceptable drawing and engraving.
2 - Compare with Coypel's design (Paris: Surugue, 1723-24).
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| Image | c1750-Paris-Poilly-01-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Poilly (?) (after Charles-Antoine Coypel) |
| Engraver | Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Poilly (?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | LA FAUSSE PRINCESSE DE MICOMICON VIENT PRIER D. QUICHOTTE DE LA REMETTRE SUR SON TRONE |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 29 |
| Subject |
29.3 Dorotea kneels before DQ |
| Illustration Type |
Illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 5 (3) |
| Image Dimension | 452 X 682 |
| Page Dimension | 515 x 744 |
| Commentary | In Sierra Morena, Princess Micomicona (Dorotea) kneels before don Quixote begging for his help; Sancho observes them holding Mambrino's helmet (barber basin); also in the scene, the barber (disguised as Micomicona's squire with a fake beard), and the priest and Cardenio (both hidden).
French setting (influenced by Coypel's design; Paris: Surugue, 1723-24); quite acceptable drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Captions in French and Spanish.
2 - Compare with Coypel's design (Paris: Surugue, 1723-24). |