The illustration is not too much accurate (Doré has represented the rope broken, but, according to Cervantes' text, don Quixote falls when Maritornes unties the rope), but the result is quite funny.
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| Image | 1935-New-York-Jackson-02-049 |
| 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 falling after having been hung |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 43 |
| Subject |
43.2 Maritornes and innkeeper’s daughter hang DQ from window by a hand |
| Illustration Type |
Tailpiece |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | 216 |
| Image Dimension | 55 x 30 |
| Page Dimension | 217 x 155 |
| Commentary | After having been hung, don Quixote falls to the ground.
The illustration is not too much accurate (Doré has represented the rope broken, but, according to Cervantes' text, don Quixote falls when Maritornes unties the rope), but the result is quite funny. |
| Notes | 1 - Reproduced after Paris: Hachette, 1863. |