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Mueller uses the expressive possiblities of wood engraving with great skill and modernity, resolving the scene with a worth-noting and contemporary artistic sense.
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| Image | 1941-NewYork-Random-01-040 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Hans Alexander Mueller |
| Engraver | Hans Alexander Mueller |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote begins his speech about arms and letters |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 37 |
| Subject |
37.3 DQ speech of arms and letters |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | In color |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 423 |
| Image Dimension | 53 x 103 |
| Page Dimension | 255 x 170 |
| Commentary | Also seated at the table, Dorotea (princess Micomicona, seated next to don Quixote, accurate to Cervantes' text), don Fernando, Cardenio, Sancho...; the innkeeper in the illustration too.
Mueller uses the expressive possiblities of wood engraving with great skill and modernity, resolving the scene with a worth-noting and contemporary artistic sense. |
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