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Good illustration as a whole; don Quixote's figure is well-drawn and engraved, but other details are worse (Rocinante, the veiled sculpture...).
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| Image | 1877-Tours-Mame-01-019 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard Grandville |
| Engraver | Barbant |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote attacks a procession of penitents |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 52 |
| Subject |
52.2 Encounter with penitents (disciplinantes) |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 271 |
| Image Dimension | 108 x 84 |
| Page Dimension | 242 x 155 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote orders a group of penitents to release a lady (Virgin Mary's sculpture); also Sancho in the background.
Good illustration as a whole; don Quixote's figure is well-drawn and engraved, but other details are worse (Rocinante, the veiled sculpture...). |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration first appeared in Tours: A. Mame, 1848. |