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Image 1906b-NY-Scribners-04-016 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption Sancho Departs for His Island. 
Title Supplied  
Part Part II, Madrid 1615  
Chapter Chapter 44 
Subject 44.1 SP departs for Barataria;
 
Illustration Type Chapter illustration
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume IV 
Page Number 85 
Image Dimension 168 x 114 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary Sancho on his way to Barataria Island followed by several soldiers and Duke's servants; Sancho appears looking backwards to see if his donkey follows him.
Vierge's style is masterly; detailed figures and remarkable composition with a wide landscape view.
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.