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| Image | 1731-London-Walthoe-01-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote Knighted in the Inn |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 3 |
| Subject |
3.4 DQ knighted at inn by innkeeper |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 15 |
| Image Dimension | 122 x 130 |
| Page Dimension | 160 x 160 |
| Commentary | Accurate to Cervantes' text, the innkeeper, holding a sword and a book, knights don Quixote, knelt down before him.
Doña Tolosa (figure of great beauty) holds don Quixote's sword and doña Molinera his shield (it should be the spurs). The boy with a candle also appears. Other two women (that near a well is quite remarkable) do not belong to Cervantes' text. Gallant view of the inn patio. Well-detailed engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for London: Knaplock, 1725; turned copy after Coypel’s illustration engraved by Cochin père (Paris: Surugue, 1724). |