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Interest in exotic and orientalist scenes (in keeping with romantic taste).
Excellent drawing and engraving; detailed Arab setting and remarkable variety of gestures and expresions, resolved with naturalism.
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| Image | 1865-Paris-01-061 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Georges Roux |
| Engraver | Yon-Perrichon (Edmond Charles Joseph Yon & Paul Perrichon or Georges Léon Alfred Perrichon) |
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| Title Caption | Il jura par le Dieu dont il montrait l'image de garder un secret inviolable. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 40 |
| Subject |
40.1 Captive’s tale continues |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 221 |
| Image Dimension | 100 x 138 |
| Page Dimension | 280 x 183 |
| Commentary | The renegade, who has translated Zoraida's letter, swears before a cross to keep the secret of the captive and his companions.
Interest in exotic and orientalist scenes (in keeping with romantic taste). Excellent drawing and engraving; detailed Arab setting and remarkable variety of gestures and expresions, resolved with naturalism. |
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