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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-06-087
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	... al cabo de las cuales no quedó como su amo, sino tan molido y quebrantado que no se podía tener,....
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	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 17
	Subject	17.2 Balsam of Fierabrás taken by DQ and SP
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	II LÁMINAS
	Page Number	CAP. XVII. - 20.
	Image Dimension	155 x 200
	Page Dimension	238 x 312
	Commentary	"... at the end of which he was left, not like his master, but so weak and exhausted that he could not stand...;". Don Quixote talking with the innkeeper's wife about Sancho, who remains lying on the floor weak and exhausted after drinking Fierabrás' balsam. Remarkable gestures in both figures. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period clothes, setting 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.