Image 1906NewYork-01-021 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption Don Quixote left belaboured by the lackey 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 4 
Subject 4.4 Adventure of the merchants from Toledo
 
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 56 
Image Dimension 100 x 109 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary Don Quixote lying on the ground with his lance broken after having been beaten by the groom of some merchants from Toledo; Rocinante in the background.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures suggest the humour/irony of Cervantes' text.
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.
His fine and short drawing lines imitates etching. 
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