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The Duke and Duchess observe the scene.
The composition is well-known from Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657), but now it has been enriched.
Light and shadow effects are remarkable; drawing and engraving too.
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| Image | 1731-London-Walthoe-03-014 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Jan van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote and Sancho Mounted on a Wooden Horse and blind folded Fancy they Ride in the Air |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 41 |
| Subject |
41.2 DQ and SP fly on Clavileño |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 282 |
| Image Dimension | 120 x 132 |
| Page Dimension | 160 x 160 |
| Commentary | In a Versailles like garden (baroque architectures, hedges, one terminus...), don Quixote and Sancho mounted blindfolded on Clavileño, while several servants simulate its flight with pairs of bellows and torches; one of them has lighted its fuse.
The Duke and Duchess observe the scene. The composition is well-known from Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657), but now it has been enriched. Light and shadow effects are remarkable; drawing and engraving too. |
| Notes | 1 - Turned copy after Coypel’s illustration (Paris: Surugue, c. 1728-30). |