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The scene is quite well-resolved; don Quixote and Rocinante fallen in the foreground, the groom moving towards him in the middle ground and the merchants observing them from the background (just sketched behind a dust cloud).
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| Image | 1865-Madrid-Gaspar-01-012 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot (copied after) |
| Engraver | Cibera |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote beaten by the groom of the silk merchants |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 4 |
| Subject |
4.4 Adventure of the merchants from Toledo |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 29 |
| Image Dimension | 116 x 104 |
| Page Dimension | 253 x 164 |
| Commentary | After trying to attack the silk merchants, don Quixote is beaten by one of their grooms.
The scene is quite well-resolved; don Quixote and Rocinante fallen in the foreground, the groom moving towards him in the middle ground and the merchants observing them from the background (just sketched behind a dust cloud). |
| Notes | 1 - Acceptable copy after Tony Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, |