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| Image | 1756-London-Tonson-02-011 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| 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 |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 87 |
| Image Dimension | 253 x 180 |
| Page Dimension | 287 x 225 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote is ready to fight with a lion, but the animal remains into the cage; the lionkeeper is almost between the lion and don Quixote (incoherent).
In the background, Sancho and the carter or don Diego de Miranda running away. Not many differences with respect to the basic composition designed by Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657). The main figures are well-drawn and engraved. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate from London: Tonson, 1738 Spanish edition and London: Tonson, 1742 English edition. |