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Image | c1750-Paris-Poilly-01-013 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Poilly (?) (after Charles-Antoine Coypel) |
Engraver | Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Poilly (?) |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Don Quichotte / Basilio tira une courte épée... |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 21 |
Subject |
21.1 Basilio’s deception 21.2 Marriage of Basilio and Quiteria |
Illustration Type |
Illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 12 (7) |
Image Dimension | 443 x 666 |
Page Dimension | 515 x 744 |
Commentary | Don Quixote orders Basilio to stay calm when he discovers that Camacho has fooled him pretending to stab himself (to get married with Quiteria); aside, Sancho protecting his food.
Theatrical composition. French setting (influenced by Coypel's designs); quite acceptable drawing and engraving. |
Notes | 1 - Captions in French and Spanish.
2 - Compare with Coypel's design (Paris: Surugue, 1723-24). |