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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-05-161
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	y asiéndole de la lanza, le dijo en mala lengua castellana y....
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	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 8
	Subject	8.4 Adventure with the Basque
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I LAMINAS
	Page Number	CAP. VIII. - 23.
	Image Dimension	156 x 220
	Page Dimension	238 x 312
	Commentary	"And seizing his lance adressed him in bad Castillian and...". One of the squires of the ladies travelling in the carriage, a Biscayan, seizing don Quixote's lance, orders him to get out of the road. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period clothes and details; realistic and picturesque. Jiménez Aranda's drawing skill is masterly; remarkable use of light and shadow with impressionist effects.
	Notes	1 – Reproduction of the original sketch (Chinese ink and gouache white). Jiménez Aranda meant to paint a more-finished drawing after this sketch using natural sceneries and real models, but he died before completing the project. 2 - "... composiciones muy movidas y de muchas figuras de hombres y caballos: figuras de elegante silueta, llenas de intención y relieve" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XLII).