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Image 1906b-NY-Scribners-03-008 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption The Vicar 
Title Supplied  
Part Part II, Madrid 1615  
Chapter Chapter 2 
Subject  
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume III 
Page Number 23 
Image Dimension 95 x 87 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary Remarkable portrait of the priest.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly.
Notice the perfect use of 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.