Image 1906NewYork-02-034 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption The Captives Thank Their Benefactress. 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 40 
Subject 40.1 Captive’s tale continues
 
Illustration Type Chapter illustration
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume II 
Page Number 229 
Image Dimension 153 x 115 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary In a baño of Algiers, after receiving ten zianyis from Zoraida, the captive, Ruy Pérez de Viedma, and his two companions thank her in a Moorish fashion, inclining their heads, bending their bodies and pressing their hands to their breasts.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; remarkable setting too.
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.