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| Image | 1749-London-01-017 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote encounters some penitents with a sculpture of the Virgin Mary |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 52 |
| Subject |
52.2 Encounter with penitents (disciplinantes) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 398 |
| Image Dimension | 131 x 86 |
| Page Dimension | 205 x 125 |
| Commentary | From the whole episode, it has been chosen a non violent scene.
Don Quixote orders the penitents to release the lady (a sculpture of the Virgin Mary) that they have taken prisoner. Sancho tries to stop him. The group of the penitents with the sculpture is not accurate to Spanish processions, but its composition has been resolved well. Drawing and engraving are very remarkable. |
| 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. |