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Etching (acquaforte)
In the background, the defeated barber running away.
Well-detailed drawing and engraving for Don Quixote and Sancho's figures.
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| Image | 1749-London-01-012 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sancho Panza contemplates the barber basin (Mambrino's helmet) |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.3 Adventure of the helmet of Mambrino |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 127 |
| Image Dimension | 132 x 87 |
| Page Dimension | 205 x 125 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, Sancho contemplates the "conquered" Mambrino's helmet, a barber basin, and exclaims "Por Dios, que la bacía es buena, y que vale un real de á ocho como un maravedí" (21:2), while don Quixote asks him to hand the basin to him.
In the background, the defeated barber running away. Well-detailed drawing and engraving for Don Quixote and Sancho's figures. |
| Notes | 1 – Plate newly engraved in a reduced size by Van der Gucht after his own plate with Vanderbank’s design first engraved for London: Tonson, 1738. |