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Girardet's style is quite different from Grandville's; Girardet's figures are more stylized, his drawing lines are longer and freer; notice the almost Chinese features of the maidens.
Good drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1877-Tours-Mame-01-027 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Karl Girardet |
| Engraver | Barbant |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Duchess' maidens washing don Quixote's beard |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 32 |
| Subject |
32.3 Washing of beards episode |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 423 |
| Image Dimension | 101 x 83 |
| Page Dimension | 242 x 155 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote surrounded by Duchess' maidens soaping and washing his beard.
Girardet's style is quite different from Grandville's; Girardet's figures are more stylized, his drawing lines are longer and freer; notice the almost Chinese features of the maidens. Good drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration first appeared in Tours: A. Mame, 1848. |