Image 1906NewYork-01-051 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption Anointing the battered Knight 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 16 
Subject 16.1 DQ and SP arrival at second inn
 
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 191 
Image Dimension 125 x 105 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary At Juan Palomeque's inn, the innkeeper's wife, her daughter and Maritornes bandaging don Quixote's wounds; Sancho and the innkeeper observe the scene from the door.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real, full of life; don Quixote is worth noting; 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.
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.