Drawing and engraving are excellent; the landscape details are especially remarkable. The whole scene has been resolved with a good composition.
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| Image | 1935-New-York-Jackson-02-062 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan (reproduced by process) |
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| Title Caption | 'ASÍ ES, COMO VUESTRA MERCED DICE SEÑOR CANÓNIGO,' DIJO EL CURA |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 48 |
| Subject |
48.1 Canon attacks chivalric fiction and contemporary theater |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 262 |
| Image Dimension | 101 x 125 |
| Page Dimension | 155 x 217 |
| Commentary | The priest and the canon of Toledo talk about chivalric books; also the barber, Sancho speaking with don Quixote through the cage bars and the officers of the Brotherhood.
Drawing and engraving are excellent; the landscape details are especially remarkable. The whole scene has been resolved with a good composition. |
| Notes | 1 - Reproduced after Paris: Hachette, 1863. |