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| Image | 1924-Berlin-Eigenbrodler-03-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Daniel-Nicolas Chodowiecki |
| Engraver | Daniel Berger |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Basilio and Quiteria's wedding |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.2 Marriage of Basilio and Quiteria |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 112 |
| Image Dimension | 121 x 68 |
| Page Dimension | 195 x 144 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene since Coypel (Paris: Surugue, 1724).
Now, Chodowiecki has eliminated drama and has increased tenderness (see faces, hands...). Basilio and Quiteria's gestures are remarkable; they appear in the center of the composition, embraced. Even Camacho observes the wedding with respect. In the right foreground, highlighted by the engraving, don Quixote and Sancho. |
| Notes | 1 - Plate dated in 1779.
2 - Same plate first engraved for Leipzig: Caspar Fritsch, 1780-81. |