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Image | 1862-1863-Madrid-02-017 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Gregorio Ferro |
Engraver | Francisco Muntaner |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Sancho catches the hare that don Quixote interprets as a bad omen |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 73 |
Subject |
73.1 Omens about Dulcinea and DQ |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | f.p. 421 |
Image Dimension | 210 x 145 |
Page Dimension | 350 x 262 |
Commentary | Original scene.
Returning to their village, don Quixote and Sancho find one hare chased by greyhounds; don Quixote interprets it as a bad omen about Dulcinea and Sancho saves the hare to break the bad omen; "presupongamos que esta liebre es Dulcinea del Toboso, y estos galgos que la persiguen son los malandrines encantadores que la transformaron en una labradora: ella huye, yo la cojo, y la pongo en poder de vuesa merced que la tiene en sus brazos y la regala" (73:2). In the foreground, two boys argue about a cage with crickets. From the background, the hunters appear searching their hare. Sancho's donkey with the clothes from Altisidora's adventure. Bad and disproportionate drawing (Rocinante); but, as a whole, the plate is very interesting. |
Notes | 1 - Same plate first used for Madrid: Ibarra, 1780. |