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2 - In the original, don Quixote appears accompanied by Cupid (inspiring him the love letter), and Sancho, imagining the donkeys (more than three), by Mercury (as god of couriers and messengers); these elements have been erased now.
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| Image | 1954-London-Macmillan-01-023 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan (process reproduction after) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote promises three donkeys to Sancho |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 25 |
| Subject |
25.3 DQ’s letter to Dulcinea |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 145 |
| Image Dimension | 55 x 90 |
| Page Dimension | 193 x 130 |
| Commentary | Very original illustration; Sancho accepts to take don Quixote's love letter for Dulcinea to El Toboso in exchange for three donkeys. |
| Notes | 1 - Process reproduction after Doré and Pisan's original print (Paris: L. Hachette et Cie., 1863).
2 - In the original, don Quixote appears accompanied by Cupid (inspiring him the love letter), and Sancho, imagining the donkeys (more than three), by Mercury (as god of couriers and messengers); these elements have been erased now. |