Image 1935-New-York-Jackson-02-070 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré 
Engraver Héliodore Joseph Pisan (reproduced by process) 
Lithographer  
Title Caption OTRA MUCHO MAS HERMOSA DONCELLA COMENZA Á DARLE CUENTA DE QUÉ CASTILLO ES AQUEL 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 50 
Subject 50.1 DQ’s tale of the knight of the lake in defense of chivalric fiction
 
Illustration Type Chapter illustration
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume II 
Page Number f.p. 290 
Image Dimension 135 x 108 
Page Dimension 217 x 155 
Commentary Reference to the tale of the Knight of the Lake as told by don Quixote in defense of chivalric books.
Third of three illustrations about this tale; in the castle, a maiden enters unexpectedly and tells the knight that she is enchanted.
Illustration in keeping with Romanticism and Doré's liking for legendary scenes.
The setting is prodigious; the detailed arquitecture is inspired by Spanish Gothic architecture (notice the Spanish coat of arms); Doré sketched some Spanish monuments during his journey in 1861-62 that could have inspired this illustration, such as San Juan de los Reyes (Toledo) or the Capilla Real (Granada).
Drawing and engraving are excellent. 
Notes 1 - Reproduced after Paris: Hachette, 1863.