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| Image | 1756-London-Tonson-02-014 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote before descending into Montesinos' cave |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 22 |
| Subject |
22.2 Adventure of the cave of Montesinos |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 120 |
| Image Dimension | 253 x 184 |
| Page Dimension | 287 x 225 |
| Commentary | Before descending don Quixote into Montesinos' cave, Sancho warms him: "Mire vuestra merced, Señor mío, lo que hace: no se quiera sepultar en vida"; don Quixote answers him: "Ata, y calla [...], que tal empresa como aquesta, Sancho amigo, para mi estaba guardada" (22:2).
Well-represented conversation through gestures. The bachelor's cousin, who had guided them to the cave, observes them. The man on the right, holding a rope, do not appears in Cervantes' text (maybe Vanderbank has wrongly included both the bachelor and his cousin). Drawing and engraving are excellent; remarkable large size figures. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate from London: Tonson, 1738 Spanish edition and London: Tonson, 1742 English edition. |