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Image 1906b-NY-Scribners-02-010 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption Sancho Recovers his Stolen Ass 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 30 
Subject 30.2 Recovery of Sancho´s donkey
 
Illustration Type Head vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume II 
Page Number 47 
Image Dimension 115 x 110 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary In the middle ground, Sancho embracing his donkey after recovering it and don Quixote observes them.
In the foreground, Ginés de Pasamonte running away.
In the background, Dorotea, the priest, the barber and Cardenio.
Scene resolved with a remarkable composition.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; see Ginés de Pasamonte.
Notice 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.