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Image 1922-Milan-Hoepli-01-030 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Adolf Wald 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption ... e così l'eroe potè meno precipitosamente scendere... 
Title Supplied  
Part Part II, Madrid 1615  
Chapter Chapter 22 
Subject 22.2 Adventure of the cave of Montesinos
 
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Offset
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 171 
Image Dimension 134 x 54 
Page Dimension 224 x 156 
Commentary Don Quixote, seizing a rope, descends into Montesinos' cave; some birds and bats flapping around him.
Well-known scene; the composition is not new either.
Well-painted figure. 
Notes 1 - Illustration first published in Stuttgart: K. Thienemanns, c. 1896.