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| Image | 1766-C-London-Tonson-01-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Cervantes receives his arms to fight Chivalric Books |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject |
02.1 Portrait of Cervantes 02.3 Allegorical/symbolic representations |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f. title page |
| Image Dimension | 130 x 77 |
| Page Dimension | 170 x 100 |
| Commentary | Allegorical frontispiece.
Cervantes, as Hercules Musagetes (followed by the nine Muses), receives from a satyr the arms (Comedy mask) to fight the monsters (Chivalry books) that have invaded Mount Parnassus. Figures of great and classical beauty. Excellent drawing and engraving (Muses' faces, tunics, Hercules' musculature...). |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for London: Tonson, 1749, now partially-erased (10 mm. in right side).
2 - Plate 1. |