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	Image	1756-London-Tonson-01-018
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	John Vanderbank
	Engraver	Gerard van der Gucht
	Lithographer
	Title Caption
	Title Supplied	Scrutiny of don Quixote's library and housekeeper's fears
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 6
	Subject	6.2 Scrutiny of DQ’s library
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte)
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	f.p. 24
	Image Dimension	255 x 185
	Page Dimension	287 x 225
	Commentary	From the whole episode, Oldfield and Vanderbank have chosen a scene where the comical situation is not caused by don Quixote's madness, but by the ignorance and superstition of the housekeeper. In the center of the composition, the housekeeper, who "tornó luego con una escudilla de agua bendita, y un hisopo, y dijo: Tome vuestra Merced, Señor Licenciado, rocíe este aposento, no esté aquí algún encantador de los muchos que tienen estos libros, y nos encanten" (6:1); the priest, the niece and the barber listen to her. Monumental and solemn figures. The figure of the niece is worth noting. Drawing and engraving are excellent. Theatrical composition (curtains).
	Notes	1 - Same plate from London: Tonson, 1738 Spanish edition and London: Tonson, 1742 English edition.