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Image 1906b-NY-Scribners-03-036 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption Don Diego de Miranda Rides with Don Quixote. 
Title Supplied  
Part Part II, Madrid 1615  
Chapter Chapter 16 
Subject 16.2 DQ dialogue about chivalry with Don Diego
 
Illustration Type Chapter illustration
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume III 
Page Number 165 
Image Dimension 115 x 150 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary Don Quixote and don Diego de Miranda, both on horseback and talking, followed by Sancho; also in the scene some labourers.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; notice the real Spanish character in the foreground.
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.