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In the background, Sancho and don Diego de Miranda (or carter) running away.
Good drawing and engraving and well-known composition.
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| Image | 1924-Berlin-Eigenbrodler-03-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Daniel-Nicolas Chodowiecki |
| Engraver | Daniel-Nicolas Chodowiecki |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and the lion |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.2 Adventure of the lion |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 96 |
| Image Dimension | 88 x 50 |
| Page Dimension | 195 x 144 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote ready to fight with the lion, which remains into its cage although the lionkeeper has opened it.
In the background, Sancho and don Diego de Miranda (or carter) running away. Good drawing and engraving and well-known composition. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for Almanac Généalogique pour l´an 1771 (original French captions have been erased). |