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Image 1906b-NY-Scribners-02-047 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption Don Quixote apprehended by the Holy Brotherhood. 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 45 
Subject 45.2 DQ being arrested
 
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume II 
Page Number 324 
Image Dimension 114 x 105 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary At Juan Palomeque's inn, after reading don Quixote's description, one of the officers of the Holy Brotherhood tries to arrest the knight.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; also the setting and the composition, carefully-done.
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.