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| Image | 1755-Amsterdam-Leipzig-01-019 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied ater) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote's adventure with a lion |
| 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 | w/p |
| Image Dimension | 143 x 80 |
| Page Dimension | 200 x 133 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote ready to fight with a lion while the lionkeeper opens the gate of the cage.
In the background, but not too far away from the cart, Sancho and don Diego de Miranda (or the carter) observing the scene. Drawing and engraving are acceptable, but simple. |
| Notes | 1 - Photomechanical copy of the illustration appeared in Paris: Compagnie des Libraires, 1713.
2 – Copy after Clouzier's engraving (Paris: Compagnie des Libraires, 1700) after Savery's illustration for Dordrecht: Savery, 1657 (also in Brussels: Mommarte, 1662 and Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-73); some gestures and figures have been modified or changed. |