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Well-resolved scene to keep the mistery of the moment.
Notice don Quixote's gesture: "Esta sin duda, Sancho, debe de ser grandísima y peligrosísima aventura" (19:1).
Ricardo de los Ríos' drawing/etching style is excellent.
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| Image | 1881-NewYork-Worthington-01-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Ricardo de los Ríos |
| Engraver | Ricardo de los Ríos |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and Sancho encounter a procession carrying a dead body |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 19 |
| Subject |
19.1 Adventure of the dead body |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 192 |
| Image Dimension | 110 x 77 |
| Page Dimension | 205 x 138 |
| Commentary | At night, don Quixote and Sancho encounter a procession of men with lighted torches (and carrying a dead body).
Well-resolved scene to keep the mistery of the moment. Notice don Quixote's gesture: "Esta sin duda, Sancho, debe de ser grandísima y peligrosísima aventura" (19:1). Ricardo de los Ríos' drawing/etching style is excellent. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration first published in London: J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 1880. |