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Accurate to Cervantes' text, the actors are disguised to perform Las Cortes de la Muerte (Devil, Death, Angel, Cupid, King and Soldier).
Good drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1865-Paris-01-091 |
| 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 | Don Quichotte criait si fort que les comédiens l'entedirent. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 11 |
| Subject |
11.1 Adventure of the cart of actors; “cortes de la muerte” |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 341 |
| Image Dimension | 104 x 138 |
| Page Dimension | 280 x 183 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote decides to attack the actors of Angulo el Malo's company to avenge the robbery of Sancho's donkey by the bojiganga; the actors get ready to "welcome" him with stones.
Accurate to Cervantes' text, the actors are disguised to perform Las Cortes de la Muerte (Devil, Death, Angel, Cupid, King and Soldier). Good drawing and engraving. |
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