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In the background, the Basque, still lying on the ground, and the ladies.
Remarkable drawing and engraving.
2 - Plate 4.
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| Image | 1766-C-London-Tonson-01-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sancho asking for his Insula |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 10 |
| Subject |
10.1 SP asks DQ for his insula |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 71 |
| Image Dimension | 130 x 77 |
| Page Dimension | 170 x 100 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, Sancho, knelt, asking don Quixote if he has already conquered an Island after defeating the Basque.
In the background, the Basque, still lying on the ground, and the ladies. Remarkable drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for London: Tonson, 1749, now partially-erased.
2 - Plate 4. |