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| Image | 1719-Amberes-Verdussen-02-013 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Merlin´s cart appearance |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 35 |
| Subject |
35.1 Merlin’s prophecy about Dulcinea and remedy for her enchantment |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 316 |
| Image Dimension | 144 x 78 |
| Page Dimension | 181 x 110 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, with their backs turned to the viewer, as shadows, the Duke, the Duchess, don Quixote and Sancho; they observe the entry of Merlin´s cart with Dulcinea (in the background).
The scene is resolved with simplicity, without details and little accurate to Cervantes´text (Merlin should appear as Death, not as a magician). Drawing and engraving are simple, without proper proportion; light and shadow effects are forced. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate by unknown engraver first used for Brussels: Mommarte, 1662, which was a copy after Savery's illustration (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657). |