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Don Quixote's figure, scrawny, is specially comical.
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| Image | 1865-Madrid-Gaspar-01-119 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot (copied after) |
| Engraver | A. Martà |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote laid in his bed by the housekeeper ad his niece |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 52 |
| Subject |
52.5 Housekeeper and niece put DQ to bed |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 239 |
| Image Dimension | 126 x 100 |
| Page Dimension | 253 x 164 |
| Commentary | The housekeeper and the niece lay don Quixote in his bed; this bed, with a great canopy, and a crucifix are the only setting of the whole scene.
Don Quixote's figure, scrawny, is specially comical. |
| Notes | 1 - Acceptable copy after Tony Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |