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| Image | 1906b-NY-Scribners-02-027 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote announces his triumph in the service of the Princess Micomicona |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 35 |
| Subject |
35.2 Adventure of wineskins |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | 159 |
| Image Dimension | 123 x 102 |
| Page Dimension | 255 x 180 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, taking the priest for the princess Micomicona, kneels before him after his adventure with the giant (wineskins).
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; notice the priest, serious, and the contrast with don Quixote, comical. 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. |