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Image | 1906NewYork-03-031 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | The long nose explained |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 14 |
Subject |
14.2 DQ defeats the knight of the Mirrors |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | III |
Page Number | 152 |
Image Dimension | 80 x 100 |
Page Dimension | 255 x 180 |
Commentary | Tomé Cecial holding his fake big nose (to convince don Quixote and Sancho that he is really Tomé Cecial).
He also holds a glass (of wine?); "hombre alegre y de lucios cascos" (15:2). Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real. 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 - The same detail of the glass of wine appears in Johannot's illustration (Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37). |