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Wood engraving or Xylography
Canonical images of don Quixote on Rocinante and Sancho on his donkey.
Good drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1883-Paris-Quantin-01-001-t |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Adolphe Giraldon and E. Petit |
| Engraver | Michelet |
| Lithographer | Imprimé sur les machines en couleurs de A. Quantin |
| Title Caption | DON QUICHOTTE |
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| Chapter | |
| Subject | |
| Illustration Type |
Title page |
| Technique |
Chromolithography Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | In color |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Title page |
| Image Dimension | 225 x 167 |
| Page Dimension | 245 x 177 |
| Commentary | Title page with an ornamental frame with oak branches, title, Maison Quantin's initials (MQ) and other decorative elements in color and gold and a circular vignette with don Quixote and Sancho.
Canonical images of don Quixote on Rocinante and Sancho on his donkey. Good drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - The ornamental frame is signed by Giraldon; the vignette by E. Petit. |