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Etching (acquaforte)
Excellent engraving; Strang proves to be a very skillful etcher.
The figures of don Quixote and the niece and the Housekeeper's expression are specially remarkable.
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| Image | 1902-London-Macmillan-01-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | William Strang |
| Engraver | William Strang |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | MADNESS OF DON QUIXOTE. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 7 |
| Subject | |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Aquatint Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Plate 5 |
| Image Dimension | 200 x 200 |
| Page Dimension | 335 x 430 |
| Commentary | The priest, the barber and the niece trying to stop don Quixote (in shirt and brandishing his sword), who has woken up at home after his first sally; aside, the housekeeper praying.
Excellent engraving; Strang proves to be a very skillful etcher. The figures of don Quixote and the niece and the Housekeeper's expression are specially remarkable. |
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