Gestures, movements and expressions are very remarkable.
Notice the different kind of drawing/engraving between foreground figures (well-detailed) and background figures (sketched).
Doré reproduces Spanish "tipos" sketched in Spain in 1861-62.
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| Image | 1863Paris-Hachette-01-043 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | LES YANGOIS RECOURURENT A LEURS GOURDINS |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 15 |
| Subject |
15.2 Episode of yangüeses (Galicians) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 96 |
| Image Dimension | 247 x 196 |
| Page Dimension | 433 x 313 |
| Commentary | Excellent representation of the fight (here almost as a battle) among don Quixote, Sancho, Rocinante and the yangüeses.
Gestures, movements and expressions are very remarkable. Notice the different kind of drawing/engraving between foreground figures (well-detailed) and background figures (sketched). Doré reproduces Spanish "tipos" sketched in Spain in 1861-62. |
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