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	Image	1906b-NY-Scribners-01-037
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Daniel Urrabieta Vierge
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	The Fight with the Biscaine.
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 8
	Subject	8.4 Adventure with the Basque
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	105
	Image Dimension	157 x 113
	Page Dimension	255 x 180
	Commentary	In the center of the composition, don Quixote fighting with a Basque (Biscayan); accurate to Cervantes' text, the Basque protects himself with a cushion. Around them, observing the scene, a pair of ladies in a coach, their lackeys and Sancho, knelt in the background (left). Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real, full of life; remarkable composition too. Notice also the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading. 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.