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Image | 1890-Paris-Casterman-01-002-f |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Unknown |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Il s'adonnait à la lecture des livres de chevalerie. |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 1 |
Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels 1.2 Alonso Quixano (AQ) becomes the knight Don Quixote de la Mancha (DQ) |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration Frontispiece |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f. title page |
Image Dimension | 187 x 123 |
Page Dimension | 285 x 195 |
Commentary | Alonso Quijano / don Quixote reading chivalry books at his library; around, books and arms.
Well-known scene, resolved with little novelty. |
Notes | 1 - Illustration based on Antonio del Castillo's setting (Madrid: Ibarra, 1780) and Doré's character (Paris: Hachette, 1863). |