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The most remarkable figure of the whole illustration is the damsel soaping don Quixote's beard; figure of great beauty and carefully-done drawing and engraving.
2 - Reproduced after Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37.
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| Image | 1850-Paris-Havard-01-051 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Louis-Henri Breviere |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | En même temps on versa de l'eau dans la bassin, et celle qui portait la savonnette se mit aussitôt à laver et à savonner de toute sa force non-seulement la barbe du patient chevalier, mais tout le visage et les yeux même, qu'il fut obligé de fermer. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 32 |
| Subject |
32.3 Washing of beards episode |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 145 |
| Image Dimension | 150 x 107 |
| Page Dimension | 305 x 205 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene; after eating with the Duke and Duchess, several damsels wash don Quixote's beard, leaving him with his beard soaped for a while.
The most remarkable figure of the whole illustration is the damsel soaping don Quixote's beard; figure of great beauty and carefully-done drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Placed in chapter 25:2.
2 - Reproduced after Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |