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Etching (acquaforte)
On the left, the Knight of the Mirrors (Sansón Carrasco) and his squire.
Drawing and engraving are quite good.
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| Image | 1749-London-02-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote helps Sancho to climb on a tree |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 14 |
| Subject | |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 77 |
| Image Dimension | 130 x 86 |
| Page Dimension | 205 x 125 |
| Commentary | From the whole episode, it has not been chosen don Quixote fighting or defeating the Knight of the Mirrors, but a previous and more tender scene. Don Quixote helps Sancho to climb on a tree because he is frightened of the big-nosed squire (Tomé Cecial disguised).
On the left, the Knight of the Mirrors (Sansón Carrasco) and his squire. Drawing and engraving are quite good. |
| 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. |