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Good drawing and engraving; good realism, details, gestures and expressions.
The windmills are not Spanish yet, but their representation is effective.
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| Image | 1885-Tours-Mame-01-010 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard Grandville |
| Engraver | Léon Rousseau |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | «Ce sont des géants, dit Don Quichotte, et si tu as peur, retire-toi d'ici et mets-toi quelque part en oraison.» |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 45 |
| Image Dimension | 150 x 99 |
| Page Dimension | 242 x 155 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, accompanied by Sancho, discovers some windmills and recognizes them as giants.
Good drawing and engraving; good realism, details, gestures and expressions. The windmills are not Spanish yet, but their representation is effective. |
| Notes | 1 - Copied and re-engraved on wood after Grandville's illustration for Tours: Mame, 1848 (and 1858, 1870, 1877); now without ornamental frame. |