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In the background, the barber running away.
Landscape with one windmill.
Simple and basic composition.
Acceptable drawing (notice don Quixote and Sancho's gestures), but deficient printing.
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| Image | 1856ParisBechet-01-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Th. Guérin |
| Engraver | Lacoste Aîné (the elder) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quichotte se revêt de l'armure de Mambrin |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.3 Adventure of the helmet of Mambrino |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 97 |
| Image Dimension | 108 x 93 |
| Page Dimension | 232 x 150 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote, mounted on Rocinante, orders Sancho to pick up Mambrino's helmet (a barber basin).
In the background, the barber running away. Landscape with one windmill. Simple and basic composition. Acceptable drawing (notice don Quixote and Sancho's gestures), but deficient printing. |
| Notes | 1 - Reprinted illustration after Paris: Maresq et Cie., 1847. |