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Well-known scene and composition, but resolved with remarkable drawing.
Notice that the carter copies one of the figures from Velázquez' The Triumph of Bacchus or The Drunkards (1628-29).
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| Image | 1905-London-Seeley-01-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Henry Matthew Brock |
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| Title Caption | He thrust his head quite out of the cage and stared about. |
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| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.2 Adventure of the lion |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 300 |
| Image Dimension | 133 x 87 |
| Page Dimension | 194 x 125 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote stays still ready to fight against a lion but the animal remains into its cage although the lion keeper has opened it; in the background, the carter riding away with his mules (Sancho and don Diego de Miranda should also appear).
Well-known scene and composition, but resolved with remarkable drawing. Notice that the carter copies one of the figures from Velázquez' The Triumph of Bacchus or The Drunkards (1628-29). |
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