Image 1906NewYork-01-007 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption The scouring of the arms 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 1 
Subject 1.2 Alonso Quixano (AQ) becomes the knight Don Quixote de la Mancha (DQ)
 
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 11 
Image Dimension 113 x 87 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary Don Quixote cleaning the old rusty armour of his ancestors in the courtyard; the housekeeper and the priest observe him.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; also the setting, carefully-done and based on real places from La Mancha.
Notice also the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading.
Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast. 
Notes 1 - Vierge's original drawings (Chinese ink and wash) were reproduced by photogravure (notice the plate mark); the specific technique used, heliogravure, allows an excellent reproduction both of the original wash halftones and of the lines.