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Image | 1905-London-Routledge-01-065 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Dispute at the inn for the basin and the packsaddle |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 45 |
Subject |
45.1 Dispute at inn about the Mambrino’s helmet and packsaddle (albarda) |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 149 |
Image Dimension | 80 x 93 |
Page Dimension | 185 x 135 |
Commentary | Excellent illustration; despite the small size of the vignette, Johannot has resolved it skilfully as a great composition with different groups and different actions; movement and confusion have been masterly-well suggested.
In the center of the composition, don Quixote drawing his sword (his figure is the center of attention within the vignette); an officer moves toward him from the right, while, at the same time, Cardenio arrives from the left to help don Quixote; on the left, don Fernando defeats another officer; in the left foreground, Sancho continues fighting with the barber, both disputing the packsaddle; in the left background, Maritornes, the landlady, her daughter, doña Clara, Luscinda and Dorotea weeping and screaming (just sketched); and, in the right foreground, the servants of don Luis cluster round him to prevent him from escaping. See don Luis' accurate gesture when a servant catches him by the arm; "don Luis, a quien un criado suyo se atrevió a asirle del brazo porque no se fuese, le dio una puñada que le bañó los dientes en sangre" (45:1). |
Notes | 1 - Reprint of New York: Routledge, c1895. |