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Sancho observes the scene mounted on his donkey.
In Cervantes' text it is said: "y en esto comenzó a llover un poco" (21:1); Houghton has increased that rain, creating a good aesthetic effect.
Drawing and engraving are excellent.
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| Image | 1866-London-Warne-01-023 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Arthur Boyd Houghton |
| Engraver | Dalziel Brothers |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | The barber had no other way to avoid the thrust of the lance than to slip down from the ass. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.3 Adventure of the helmet of Mambrino |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 113 |
| Image Dimension | 100 x 100 |
| Page Dimension | 206 x 147 |
| Commentary | The barber, wearing a basin on his head (Mambrino's helmet), throws himself from his mule on the ground to avoid don Quixote's attack.
Sancho observes the scene mounted on his donkey. In Cervantes' text it is said: "y en esto comenzó a llover un poco" (21:1); Houghton has increased that rain, creating a good aesthetic effect. Drawing and engraving are excellent. |
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