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Image | 1755-London-Millar-01-015 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Francis Hayman |
Engraver | Louis Gérard Scotin |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote meets Princess Micomicona (Dorotea) |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 29 |
Subject |
29.3 Dorotea kneels before DQ |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f.p. 211 |
Image Dimension | 231 x 177 |
Page Dimension | 279 x 219 |
Commentary | Typified composition in 18th century editions.
In the foreground, Micomicona (Dorotea) kneels down before don Quixote, who tries to prevent her from doing it, while Sancho introduces her to the knight; also the barber disguised with a beard as her squire. In the background, the priest and Cardenio are "hidden". The young man on the right does not appear in Cervantes' text. Don Quixote's arms remain on a tree (reference to his previous penance). Drawing and engraving are excelent (see pleats in Micomicona's dress, her face, barber's face...). |
Notes | 1 - This episode was already represented in London: Tonson, 1738; Hayman's composition is almost an inverted copy of Vanderbank's illustration. |