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| Image | 1935-New-York-Jackson-04-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan (reproduced by process) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Cupid stops Ana Félix' execution |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 63 |
| Subject |
63.1 Episode of galleys at sea |
| Illustration Type |
Tailpiece |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | viii |
| Image Dimension | 50 x 45 |
| Page Dimension | 217 x 155 |
| Commentary | This illustration is a quite free interpretation.
According to Cervantes' text, the viceroy, seeing Ana Félix' beauty, stops his execution (by hanging) and he asks her about her story. In the illustration, an executioner is prepared to cut Ana Félix' head, but Cupid stops the axe. |
| Notes | 1 - Reproduced after Paris: Hachette, 1863.
2 - Placed in index of illustrations. |