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Sancho's sad face is remarkable; tender image.
Notice how the dialogue has been developed through gestures and looks. Drawing and engraving are excellent.
2 - Plate 18.
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| Image | 1766-C-London-Tonson-03-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sansón Carrasco proposes himself to be don Quixote's squire |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 7 |
| Subject |
7.2 Sansón Carrasco proposes DQ to be his squire |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 59 |
| Image Dimension | 130 x 77 |
| Page Dimension | 170 x 100 |
| Commentary | Sansón Carrasco proposes himself to be don Quixote's squire and don Quixote tells Sancho: "No te dije yo, Sancho, que no me habían de sobrar escuderos? (7:2), which causes Sancho's sadness.
Sancho's sad face is remarkable; tender image. Notice how the dialogue has been developed through gestures and looks. Drawing and engraving are excellent. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for London: Tonson, 1749, now partially-erased.
2 - Plate 18. |