Image 1906NewYork-01-040 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption The Goatherd Binds up Don Quixote's Wound 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 11 
Subject 11.1 Encounter with shepherds, real and pretended
 
Illustration Type Head vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 128 
Image Dimension 85 x 110 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary Don Quixote and Sancho encounter some goatherds; after dining with them, one of the goathers bandages don Quixote's ear.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; also the setting, carefully-done.
Notice 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 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.