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In the background, Sancho, trying to convince don Quixote of the reality, and the Good drawing and engraving; notice details, expressions, movement...
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| Image | 1885-Tours-Mame-01-014 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard Grandville |
| Engraver | Léon Rousseau |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | «Eh! quelle folie est la vôtre, seigneur don Quichotte! criait Sancho; vous vous trompez, il n'y a là ni géants ni chevaliers.» |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 18 |
| Subject |
18.1 Adventure of the flock of sheep (rebaños) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 83 |
| Image Dimension | 150 x 98 |
| Page Dimension | 242 x 155 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote attacking the flock of sheep; notice his mad expression (eyes); remarkable representation riding Rocinante towards the viewer.
In the background, Sancho, trying to convince don Quixote of the reality, and the Good drawing and engraving; notice details, expressions, movement... |
| Notes | 1 - Copied and re-engraved on wood after Grandville's illustration for Tours: Mame, 1848 (and 1858, 1870, 1877); now without ornamental frame. |