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Masterly pyramidal composition; the figure of Sansón Carrasco on horseback is really imposing.
Very remarkable vision of a well-known scene.
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| Image | 1896-Stuttgart-Thienemanns-01-040 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Adolf Wald |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | 'Ihr feid überwunden, Ritter, und müßt fterben!' |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 64 |
| Subject |
64.1 DQ is defeated by the Knight of the White Moon (Sansón Carrasco) |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 211 |
| Image Dimension | 121 x 102 |
| Page Dimension | 194 x 127 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, lying on the ground with Rocinante, defeated by the Knight of the White Moon (Sansón Carrasco).
Masterly pyramidal composition; the figure of Sansón Carrasco on horseback is really imposing. Very remarkable vision of a well-known scene. |
| 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). |