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| Image | 1877-Madrid-Biblioteca-Universal-02-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | J. Narváez (after Antonio Gisbert) |
| Engraver | Manchón (Antonio Manchón Quílez?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | DON QUIJOTE EN CASA DE LOS DUQUES (DE GISBERT) |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 31 |
| Subject |
31.1 DQ and SP at the Dukes´ palace |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | between 278 and 279 |
| Image Dimension | 241 x 330 |
| Page Dimension | 312 x 420 |
| Commentary | At Duke's palace, don Quixote is served by some Duchess' maidens, who disarm him; also Sancho with another maiden.
Illustration of excellent quality; drawing and engraving are masterly; remarkable shading too; see the figures of the maidens and don Quixote, their gestures, expressions, details in clothes, setting... |
| Notes | 1 - Copied after Antonio Gisbert's painting; exhibited at the National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid in 1871.
2 - R. Milliet also engraved this painting for La Ilustración Española y Americana, nº 34, dec. 5, 1871. 3 - Placed in chapter 32:2 (washing beards episode), but the illustration refers to don Quixote being disarmed by Duchess' maidens. |