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Image | 1906b-NY-Scribners-04-034 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Don Quixote and Sancho Leave the Castle. |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 57 |
Subject |
57.1 DQ leaves duke’s palace |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | IV |
Page Number | 225 |
Image Dimension | 167 x 113 |
Page Dimension | 255 x 180 |
Commentary | Don Quixote and Sancho leave the Duke castle; the Duke and the Duchess bid them farewell from the staircase; also several maidens, dueñas and servants.
Notice a very comical/crude detail: Sancho's donkey is defecating and some dogs follow it smelling. Very remarkable setting and composition, carefully-done and with excellent use of light and shadow, halftones and shading. Vierge's style is masterly. Usual in his 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. |