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Accurate to Cervantes' text, Teresa appears with a ball of tow that she was spinning.
Setting too much "rustic".
Good drawing and engraving.
2 - Plate 25.
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| Image | 1766-C-London-Tonson-04-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht (?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Duchess' page takes letters and presents to Teresa Panza |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 50 |
| Subject |
50.1 Duchess’s page takes letter and presents to SP’s wife |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 146 |
| Image Dimension | 130 x 77 |
| Page Dimension | 170 x 100 |
| Commentary | The Duchess' page, knelt before Teresa Panza, hands her a string of corals; "una sarta de corales con extremos de oro" (50:2).
Accurate to Cervantes' text, Teresa appears with a ball of tow that she was spinning. Setting too much "rustic". Good drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - This plate was newly-engraved for this edition; it was not included in London: Tonson, 1749.
2 - Plate 25. |