Don Quixote appears accompanied by Cupid (inspiring him the love letter) and Sancho, imagining the donkeys (more than three), by Mercury (as god of couriers and messengers).
Excellent drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1935-New-York-Jackson-01-086 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan (reproduced by process) |
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| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote promises three donkeys to Sancho |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 25 |
| Subject |
25.3 DQ’s letter to Dulcinea |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 244 |
| Image Dimension | 65 x 103 |
| Page Dimension | 217 x 155 |
| Commentary | Very original illustration; Sancho accepts to take don Quixote's love letter for Dulcinea to El Toboso in exchange for three donkeys.
Don Quixote appears accompanied by Cupid (inspiring him the love letter) and Sancho, imagining the donkeys (more than three), by Mercury (as god of couriers and messengers). Excellent drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Reproduced after Paris: Hachette, 1863. |