Image 1906NewYork-01-010 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption The Departure in Quest of Adventure 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 2 
Subject 2.1 First sally
 
Illustration Type Head vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 18 
Image Dimension 102 x 100 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary Don Quixote, mounted on Rocinante and completely armed, leaves his house in search on adventures (first sally).
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real, full of life; also the setting, carefully-done and based on real places from La Mancha.
Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast.
Vierge's short and fine drawing lines imitate etching. 
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.