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Image 1906b-NY-Scribners-01-010 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption The testing of the beaver 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 1 
Subject 1.2 Alonso Quixano (AQ) becomes the knight Don Quixote de la Mancha (DQ)
 
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 13 
Image Dimension 117 x 103 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary Don Quixote ready to test the visor helmet that he has made with pasteboard.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; notice the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading; his short and fine drawing lines imitate etching.
Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast. 
Notes 1 - Vierge's original drawings (Chinese ink and wash) were reproduced by photogravure (notice the plate mark); the specific technique used, heliogravure, allows an excellent reproduction both of the original wash halftones and of the lines.