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Image | 1896-Stuttgart-Thienemanns-01-005 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Adolf Wald |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote reading chivalry books at his library |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 1 |
Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 5 |
Image Dimension | 105 x 97 |
Page Dimension | 194 x 127 |
Commentary | Don Quixote reading chivalry books at his library and holding his sword; all around the room, books and also the characters imagined by don Quixote (errant knights fighting, dragons...).
Remarkable illustration in keeping with Romanticism tradition. |
Notes | 1 - B/w illustrations are signed not only by the painter (AW), but also by the photographer/technician; however, his signature has not been identified; it is formed by the initials superimposed (A? C? T? P?) and the reference "ph." (photographer or photographed). |