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The illustration allows to represent realistic portraits (better that of Sancho).
Rocinante's figure is quite bad.
Drawing and engraving of unequal quality.
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| Image | 1862-1863-Madrid-01-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | José del Castillo |
| Engraver | Fernando Selma |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Second sally of don Quixote |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.1 DQ’s second sally with Sancho |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 35 |
| Image Dimension | 208 x 142 |
| Page Dimension | 350 x 262 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, mounted on Rocinante, and Sancho Panza, on his donkey, begin their first sally together (their village in the background).
The illustration allows to represent realistic portraits (better that of Sancho). Rocinante's figure is quite bad. Drawing and engraving of unequal quality. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first used for Madrid: Ibarra, 1780. |