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Image 1906b-NY-Scribners-03-038 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption The Mishap of the Curds. 
Title Supplied  
Part Part II, Madrid 1615  
Chapter Chapter 17 
Subject 17.1 The cheese in DQ’s helmet
 
Illustration Type Chapter illustration
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume III 
Page Number 175 
Image Dimension 180 x 112 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary Don Quixote takes off his helmet and discovers the curds that Sancho had put on it.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; notice don Quixote's expression; very comical image.
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.