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Sancho's solemn figure is quite remarkable.
Good drawing and engraving; notice the contrast among the well-detailed four figures in the foreground and the ones sketched in the background.
2 - Title supplied after 1848 edition.
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| Image | 1858-Tours-Mame-01-030 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Karl Girardet |
| Engraver | Quichon |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Il ordenna que devant tout le monde on brisât et on ouvrit la canne; cela se fit, et dans l'intérieur on trouva les dix écus d'or. |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 45 |
| Subject |
45.2 SP’s judgments at Barataria |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 476 |
| Image Dimension | 98 x 81 |
| Page Dimension | 240 x 154 |
| Commentary | Governor Sancho orders the secretary(?) to break a walking stick with some coins hidden in it; on the right, the accused and the accuser.
Sancho's solemn figure is quite remarkable. Good drawing and engraving; notice the contrast among the well-detailed four figures in the foreground and the ones sketched in the background. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration first appeared in Tours: A. Mame, 1848.
2 - Title supplied after 1848 edition. |