Drawing and engraving are excellent; detailed clothes, gestures, expressions...
The setting is especially remarkable; Doré Copies some real Spanish monument (the Spanish coat of arms appears on the fireplace).
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| Image | 1863Paris-Hachette-02-091 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | SANCHO RACONTA TOUTE LA CHOSE COMME ELLE S'ÉTAIT PASSÉE. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 33 |
| Subject |
33.1 SP speaks with Duchess and reveals mock enchantment of Dulcinea |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 226 |
| Image Dimension | 247 x 197 |
| Page Dimension | 433 x 313 |
| Commentary | After lunch, Sancho talks with the Duchess and reveals her the reality of Dulcinea's enchantment; several maidens and doña Rodríguez surround them.
Drawing and engraving are excellent; detailed clothes, gestures, expressions... The setting is especially remarkable; Doré Copies some real Spanish monument (the Spanish coat of arms appears on the fireplace). |
| Notes | The same scene has been represented in the previous headpiece with less detail. |