Excellent setting, drawing and engraving; notice the mountains among the clouds in the background; very remarkable landscape.
The previous illustration (f.p. 232), well-placed too, refers to a later quotation in the same page.
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| Image | 1863Paris-Hachette-01-097 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | VOTRE GRACE PRENDA LE CHEMIN DE CARTHAGÈNE, OU ELLE POURRA S'EMBARQUER. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 29 |
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| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 234 |
| Image Dimension | 243 x 195 |
| Page Dimension | 433 x 313 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, Micomicona, the priest, Sancho, Cardenio and the barber leave Sierra Morena; Doré has illustrated a precise instant of the dialogue between Micomicona and the barber: "tomará vuestra merced la derrota de Cartagena, donde se podrá embarcar con la buena ventura" (29:1).
Excellent setting, drawing and engraving; notice the mountains among the clouds in the background; very remarkable landscape. |
| Notes | The illustration, well-placed f.p. 234 according with the "Table des grandes compositions", represents a quotation from p. 235.
The previous illustration (f.p. 232), well-placed too, refers to a later quotation in the same page. |