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Scene conceived halfway through the 18th century allegorical frontispieces and the Romanticism imaginative illustrations.
Small illustration of great quality; highly-detailed drawing and engraving; good light and shadow effects.
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| Image | 1808-Paris-01-003 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Claude? Lefebvre |
| Engraver | Louis-Joseph Masquelier l’aîné |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Sa pauvre tête n'étoit plus remplie que d'enchantemens, de batailles, de cartels, & c... |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 23 |
| Image Dimension | 95 x 53 |
| Page Dimension | 129 x 76 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote reading chivalry books at his library; arms on the floor and the greyhound next to him; Folly touchs don Quixote's head with her scepter and, among dark clouds, don Quixote's fantasies appear: a devil with blown bladders (like the "bojiganga"; 11:2), monsters, hybrid beings...
Scene conceived halfway through the 18th century allegorical frontispieces and the Romanticism imaginative illustrations. Small illustration of great quality; highly-detailed drawing and engraving; good light and shadow effects. |
| Notes | 1 – Same plate first engraved for Paris: Didot L’Aîné-Deterville, 1799; now without frame and the signatures have been erased. |