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	Image	1906b-NY-Scribners-02-053
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Daniel Urrabieta Vierge
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	A Spanish Lady Queintanonina
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 49
	Subject	49.2 Advice of canon to DQ and response of DQ in defense of chivalric books (libros de caballerías)
	Illustration Type	Vignette
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	II
	Page Number	375
	Image Dimension	120 x 75
	Page Dimension	255 x 180
	Commentary	Reference to the dialogue between don Quixote and the canon of Toledo about chivalry books; don Quixote remembers that there was a matron that, according to his grandmother, resembled very much Lady Quintanona. Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real. 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.