Image	1906NewYork-02-029
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Daniel Urrabieta Vierge
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	The Dinner at the Inn.
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 37
	Subject	37.3 DQ speech of arms and letters
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	II
	Page Number	195
	Image Dimension	114 x 183
	Page Dimension	180 x 255
	Commentary	At Juan Palomeque's inn, the innkeeper and his wife preparing dinner for don Quixote, Dorotea, Luscinda, Zoraida, don Fernando, Cardenio, the captive, the priest, the barber and others; all aready seated or sitting down at the table. Scene resolved with great naturalism and excellent composition. 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. 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. 2 - "Otra estampa notable del dibujante español es, entre otras muchas, la muy nueva y original que representa la sala de la misma venta, poco después, en ocasión de ir a pronunciar Don Quijote su famosísimo discurso de las armas y las letras. [...] En toda la imaginería quijotesca no hay una versión de esta escena en la venta que pueda compararse con la que aquí nos ofrece Urrabieta Vierge" (Givanel 288-291).