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The chosen moment -don Quixote and Sancho are still sleeping but the donkey has already been stolen- is specially comical.
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| Image | 1865-Madrid-Gaspar-01-130 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot (copied after) |
| Engraver | Cibera |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and Sancho sleeping in Sierra Morena |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 4 |
| Subject |
4.2 SP explains the robbery of his donkey |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 269 |
| Image Dimension | 110 x 93 |
| Page Dimension | 253 x 164 |
| Commentary | Sancho explains to Sansón Carrasco how Ginés de Pasamonte stole his donkey; while he and don Quixote were sleeping on their mounts in Sierra Morena, Ginés de Pasamonte stole the donkey, leaving Sancho on the packsaddle and four stakes.
The chosen moment -don Quixote and Sancho are still sleeping but the donkey has already been stolen- is specially comical. |
| Notes | 1 - Acceptable copy after Tony Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, |