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The windmills has been designed with a ghostly appearance.
Drawing and engraving are excellent, especially to represent don Quixote and Rocinante lifted from the floor and thrown backwards.
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| Image | 1885-New-York-Appleton-01-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote attacking the windmill |
| 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 | f.p. 1 |
| Image Dimension | 126 x 100 |
| Page Dimension | 215 x 140 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene; the windmill sail beats don Quixote and Rocinante, throwing them on the plain; in the background, Sancho gesticulates.
The windmills has been designed with a ghostly appearance. Drawing and engraving are excellent, especially to represent don Quixote and Rocinante lifted from the floor and thrown backwards. |
| Notes | 1 - Reproduced in reduced size after Paris: Hachette, 1863. |