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In the background, don Quixote in his bed observing the scene.
Accurate details (see the fallen candle; it should be extinguished).
Drawing and engraving are quite good; very worn plate.
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| Image | 1722-Paris-Libraires-04-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Frederik Bouttats (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Duchess' maidens beating doña Rodríguez |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 48 |
| Subject |
48.1 Doña Rodríguez visits DQ at night in his room |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 187 |
| Image Dimension | 127 x 70 |
| Page Dimension | 159 x 95 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, two maidens beat doña Rodríguez's ass with a slipper; "que la asían de la garganta con dos manos tan fuertemente, que no la dejaban gañir, y que otra persona con mucha presteza, sin hablar palabra, le alzaba las faldas, y con un al parecer chinela, le comenzó á dar tantos azotes que era una compasión" (48:2).
In the background, don Quixote in his bed observing the scene. Accurate details (see the fallen candle; it should be extinguished). Drawing and engraving are quite good; very worn plate. |
| Notes | 1 – Modified copy after Clouzier's engraving (Paris: Compagnie des Libraires, 1700) after Bouttats' illustration for Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-73; the scene in the background (don Quixote beaten by other maidens) has not been copied, so now the illus. is more accurate to Cervantes' text. |