Scene resolved as imagined by don Quixote (mounted on Rocinante and pulling the decapitated head of the giant Pandafilando).
Illustration in keeping with 19th century romantic taste for fantasy and bloody tales.
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| Image | 1879-Barcelona-01-015 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Apeles Mestres |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | Lito-tipografía de Juan Aleu y Fugarull |
| Title Caption | ¿Y quien pensais que ha ganado este Reyno, y cortado la cabeza á este gigante... |
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| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 30 |
| Subject |
30.3 DQ punishes SP |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Chromolithography |
| Color | In color |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | w/p |
| Image Dimension | 187 x 133 |
| Page Dimension | 295 x 200 |
| Commentary | Reference to don Quixote's speech about Dulcinea after punishing Sancho; "y ¿quién pensáis que ha ganado este reino y cortado la cabeza a este gigante [...] si no es el valor de Dulcinea, tomando a mi brazo por instrumento de sus hazañas?" (30:1).
Scene resolved as imagined by don Quixote (mounted on Rocinante and pulling the decapitated head of the giant Pandafilando). Illustration in keeping with 19th century romantic taste for fantasy and bloody tales. |
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