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The innkeeper, his daughter and Maritornes should not appear yet, but Coypel prefers theatrical compositions with plenty of figures.
Van der Gucht's well-detailed engraving is perfect to Coypel's baroque style.
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| Image | 1731-London-Walthoe-02-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Jan van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixot bound to a Window by an unlucky Pack of Maritornes |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 43 |
| Subject |
43.2 Maritornes and innkeeper’s daughter hang DQ from window by a hand |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 205 |
| Image Dimension | 120 x 131 |
| Page Dimension | 160 x 160 |
| Commentary | Rocinante begins to move towards one of the travelers' mares (four in the text, only two in the illustration), leaving don Quixote almost hanging by his hand, but he has not fallen yet.
The innkeeper, his daughter and Maritornes should not appear yet, but Coypel prefers theatrical compositions with plenty of figures. Van der Gucht's well-detailed engraving is perfect to Coypel's baroque style. |
| Notes | 1 - Turned copy after Coypel’s illustration (Paris: Surugue, c. 1728-30). |