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Good group scene; Sancho's solemnity is comical.
"VIVE DON SANCHO 1er GOUVERN..." written on an standard.
Good drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1885-Tours-Mame-01-048 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard Grandville |
| Engraver | Léon Rousseau |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | On lui remit les clefs du village, et on le reconnut gouverneur à vie de l'île Barataria. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 45 |
| Subject |
45.1 SP arrives to Barataria |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 417 |
| Image Dimension | 150 x 98 |
| Page Dimension | 242 x 155 |
| Commentary | Sancho is welcome to Barataria Island by the authorities; in the foreground, a man prepared to give him the keys of the Island; notice that the man is looking at the viewer and laughing.
Good group scene; Sancho's solemnity is comical. "VIVE DON SANCHO 1er GOUVERN..." written on an standard. Good drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Copied and re-engraved on wood after Grandville's illustration for Tours: Mame, 1848 (and 1858, 1870, 1877); now without ornamental frame. |