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Well-known scene and composition, with little novelty.
Remarkable drawing and engraving; notice the faces and expressions of the men, some of them are excellent caricatures; one is looking at the viewer directly.
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| Image | 1885-New-York-Appleton-01-009 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Johan Gilbert (copied after) |
| Engraver | John William Orr |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | El Escudero Sancho es manteado en la venta. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.3 SP’s blanketing |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 82 |
| Image Dimension | 113 x 93 |
| Page Dimension | 215 x 140 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, Sancho being blanketed in the courtyard of Juan Palomeque's inn; don Quixote observes the scene, unable to help his squire, from behind the inn wall.
Well-known scene and composition, with little novelty. Remarkable drawing and engraving; notice the faces and expressions of the men, some of them are excellent caricatures; one is looking at the viewer directly. |
| Notes | 1 - Same copy after Gilbert's illustration (London: Charles Daly, 1842 and London: Bohn, 1842) first published in London: Appleton, 1853. |