Image	1906NewYork-04-007
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Daniel Urrabieta Vierge
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	The Bearded Waiting-Women.
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part II, Madrid 1615
	Chapter	Chapter 39
	Subject	39.2 The “dueñas” showing their beards
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	IV
	Page Number	39
	Image Dimension	152 x 115
	Page Dimension	255 x 180
	Commentary	Don Quixote and Sancho amazed by Countess Trifaldi's dueñas, all lifting their veils and showing the beards; the Duke and the Duchess observe them amused. Vierge's style is masterly; detailed figures with good gestures and expressions; notice the contrast between the figures in the foreground, well-drawn, and the dueñas in the background, almost like ghosts. 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.