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| Image | 1935-New-York-Jackson-03-045 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan (reproduced by process) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | DON QUIJOTE DIÓ OCASION AL HIDALGO Á QUE PICASE LA YEGUA, Y SANCHO AL RUCIO |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.2 Adventure of the lion |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 142 |
| Image Dimension | 135 x 107 |
| Page Dimension | 217 x 155 |
| Commentary | The scene is well-known, but Doré has resolved it with certain novelty; don Quixote ready to fight with the lion has been placed in the background (not in the foregound as traditionally), and don Diego de Miranda and Sancho appear riding away towards the foreground to observe don Quixote from a safety distance (not running away towards the background such as in previous editions).
Notice also the lion presenting its hind-quartes to don Quixote (accurate to Cervantes' text); it improves the humour of the scene. Good drawing and engraving; the figures of don Diego and Sancho are especially remarkable. |
| Notes | 1 - Reproduced after Paris: Hachette, 1863.
2 - Wrongly-placed in chapter II:16. |