Image 1738London-01-007 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator John Vanderbank 
Engraver Gerard van der Gucht 
Lithographer  
Title Caption  
Title Supplied Scrutiny of don Quixote's library and housekeeper's fears 
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 6 
Subject 6.2 Scrutiny of DQ’s library
 
Illustration Type Chapter illustration
 
Technique Burin engraving
Etching (acquaforte)
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number f.p. 37 
Image Dimension 255 x 185 
Page Dimension 281 x 223 
Commentary From the whole episode, Oldfield and Vanderbank have chosen a scene where the comical situation is not caused by don Quixote's madness, but by the ignorance and superstition of the housekeeper.
In the center of the composition, the housekeeper, who "tornó luego con una escudilla de agua bendita, y un hisopo, y dijo: Tome vuestra Merced, Señor Licenciado, rocíe este aposento, no esté aquí algún encantador de los muchos que tienen estos libros, y nos encanten" (6:1); the priest, the niece and the barber listen to her.
Monumental and solemn figures.
The figure of the niece is worth noting.
Drawing and engraving are excellent.
Theatrical composition (curtains). 
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