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	Image	1906b-NY-Scribners-01-019
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Daniel Urrabieta Vierge
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	The Vigil.
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 3
	Subject	3.2 Vigil of arms
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	39
	Image Dimension	163 x 114
	Page Dimension	255 x 180
	Commentary	Don Quixote at the inn courtyard during the night vigil of his arms (placed on a water trough beside a well, accurate to Cervantes' text); some of the inn guests observe him from the background. Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; also the setting, carefully-done and based on real places from La Mancha. Notice also the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading; full moon light effects. Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast. His short and fine drawing lines imitate etching.
	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.