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25.5 DQ performs mad acts
Burin engraving
In the foreground, don Quixote's arms and barber basin (Mambrino's helmet).
Don Quixote's depiction is impossible.
Sancho's drawing is not too much good.
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| Image | 1742-London-01-026 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote's love penance in Sierra Morena |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 25 |
| Subject |
25.4 SP’s embassy to Dulcinea; 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. 150 |
| Image Dimension | 248 x 183 |
| Page Dimension | 286 x 228 |
| 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.
In the foreground, don Quixote's arms and barber basin (Mambrino's helmet). Don Quixote's depiction is impossible. Sancho's drawing is not too much good. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate used for London: Tonson, 1738. |