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| Image | 1935-New-York-Jackson-02-014 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan (reproduced by process) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | ESTE DIEGO GARCIA, PUESTO CON UN MONTANTE EN LA ENTRADA DE UNA PUENTE, DETUVO Á TODO UN INNUMERABLE EJÉRCITO |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 32 |
| Subject |
32.3 Priest discourse about chivalric tales, truth and fiction 32.4 The innkeeper’s books |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 34 |
| Image Dimension | 135 x 108 |
| Page Dimension | 217 x 155 |
| Commentary | Reference to the dialogue between the priest and the innkeeper about chivalric books; Diego García de Paredes, posted with a two-handed sword at the foot of a bridge, kept the whole of an immense army from passing over it.
This kind of medieval and legendary images (supposedly real according to the priest) are quite in keeping with Romanticism and Doré's taste. Excellent drawing and engraving; notice the representation of the army, the variety of soldiers, and the mountain landscape. |
| Notes | 1 - Reproduced after Paris: Hachette, 1863. |