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02.2 Quixote illustration
Etching (acquaforte)
Excellent engraving; Strang proves to be a very skillful etcher.
Sancho's figure is specially remarkable.
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| Image | 1902-London-Macmillan-01-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | William Strang |
| Engraver | William Strang |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | FRONTISPIECE [PORTRAIT OF MIGUEL DE CERVANTES WITH DON QUIXOTE AND SANCHO] |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject |
02.1 Portrait of Cervantes 02.2 Quixote illustration |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Aquatint Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f. title page |
| Image Dimension | 215 x 184 |
| Page Dimension | 430 x 335 |
| Commentary | Cervantes' portrait based on William Kent's (London: Tonson, 1738); in the background, the canonical images of don Quixote and Sancho.
Excellent engraving; Strang proves to be a very skillful etcher. Sancho's figure is specially remarkable. |
| Notes | 1 - Plate 1. |