Illustration in keeping with Romanticism and Doré's liking for legendary and bloody scenes.
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| Image | 1935-New-York-Jackson-02-064 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan (reproduced by process) |
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| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Three giants decapitated by an errant knight |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 49 |
| Subject |
49.2 Advice of canon to DQ and response of DQ in defense of chivalric books (libros de caballerías) |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | 272 |
| Image Dimension | 75 x 100 |
| Page Dimension | 217 x 155 |
| Commentary | Three giants has been decapitated by an errant knight, who rides away dragging their heads; reference (non specific) to the dialogue about chivalric books between don Quixote and the canon of Toledo.
Illustration in keeping with Romanticism and Doré's liking for legendary and bloody scenes. |
| Notes | 1 - Reproduced after Paris: Hachette, 1863. |