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| Image | 1731-London-Walthoe-04-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Jan van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Donna Rodriguez surpriz'd by the Dutchesses Waiting Women while she was Conversing with Don Quixot in the Dead of the Night |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 48 |
| Subject |
48.1 Doña Rodríguez visits DQ at night in his room |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 46 |
| Image Dimension | 120 x 133 |
| Page Dimension | 160 x 160 |
| Commentary | On the left, don Quixote, bandaged and in bed, and doña Rodríguez talking by the light of a candle (accurate to Cervantes' text).
From the right, Altisidora and other Duchess' maidens arrive holding their shoes; one of them is almost catching doña Rodríguez. Extraordinary detailed setting (furniture, canopy, clock...). Excellent drawing and engraving. Coypel has inserted one anecdotal element: a cat observing a mouse. |
| Notes | 1 - Turned copy after Coypel’s illustration (Paris: Surugue, c. 1728-30). |