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Frontispiece
Don Quixote's figure is excellent; notice also the housekeeper, only sketched, but remarkable.
Influenced by Doré and Johannot.
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| Image | c1877-Paris-Garnier-01-002-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Pierre Gustave Eugène Staal |
| Engraver | Eugène Mouard |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Il s'appliquait à la lecture des livres de chevalerie. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f. title page |
| Image Dimension | 110 x 87 |
| Page Dimension | 172 x 110 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote reading chivalric books at his library and holding his sword; books and arms all around the room and the greyhound; the housekeeper and the niece observe him upset.
Don Quixote's figure is excellent; notice also the housekeeper, only sketched, but remarkable. Influenced by Doré and Johannot. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration first published in 1866; reproduced in reduced size. |