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In the background, Sancho and don Diego de Miranda running away.
This composition, with not many changes, will be used until the 20th century.
Don Quixote has been drawn crudly.
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| Image | 1719-Amberes-Verdussen-02-008 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote's adventure with a lion |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.2 Adventure of the lion |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 144 |
| Image Dimension | 144 x 80 |
| Page Dimension | 181 x 110 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote is prepared to fight with a lion while the lionkeeper opens the gate of the cage.
In the background, Sancho and don Diego de Miranda running away. This composition, with not many changes, will be used until the 20th century. Don Quixote has been drawn crudly. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved by anonymous engraver for Brussels: Mommarte, 1662, which was a bad copy after Savery's illustration (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657). |