Burin engraving
Don Quixote's depiction is impossible.
Sancho's drawing is not too much good.
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| Image | 1738London-01-020 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote's penance in Sierra Morena |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 25 |
| Subject |
25.5 DQ performs mad acts |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 263 |
| Image Dimension | 249 x 183 |
| Page Dimension | 281 x 223 |
| Commentary | In Sierra Morena, don Quixote begins to do his love penance (some somersaults) before Sancho leaves for El Toboso to take don Quixote's letter for Dulcinea.
Don Quixote's depiction is impossible. Sancho's drawing is not too much good. |
| Notes | 1 - Well-known illustration since Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657). |