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Don Quixote's arms still hung on a tree.
Good drawing and engraving; Dorotea's figure is especially remarkable.
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| Image | 1924-Berlin-Eigenbrodler-02-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Daniel-Nicolas Chodowiecki |
| Engraver | Daniel-Nicolas Chodowiecki |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and Princess Micomicona |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 29 |
| Subject |
29.3 Dorotea kneels before DQ |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 48 |
| Image Dimension | 88 x 50 |
| Page Dimension | 195 x 144 |
| Commentary | In Sierra Morena, Princess Micomicona (Dorotea) kneels before don Quixote begging for his help, while the knight tries to make her stand up; also in the scene, Sancho and Micomicona's squire (the barber disguised with a fake beard).
Don Quixote's arms still hung on a tree. Good drawing and engraving; Dorotea's figure is especially remarkable. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for Almanac Généalogique pour l´an 1771 (original French captions have been erased). |