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| Image | 1756-London-Tonson-02-027 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Vanderbank |
| Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Doña Rodríguez visits don Quixote at night |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 48 |
| Subject |
48.1 Doña Rodríguez visits DQ at night in his room |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 257 |
| Image Dimension | 246 x 187 |
| Page Dimension | 287 x 225 |
| Commentary | From the whole episode, it has been chosen a comical moment because of its description, not its action; "Aquí hace Cide Hamete un paréntesis, y dice, que por Mahoma que diera, (por ver ir a los dos así asidos, y trabados desde la puerta al lecho), la mejor Almalafa de dos que tenía" (48:2).
Oldfield and Vanderbank has chosen neither the previous fright between don Quixote and doña Rodríguez nor the following beating by Altisidora and other maidens (they already appear by the door). Drawing and engraving are excellent. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate from London: Tonson, 1738 Spanish edition and London: Tonson, 1742 English edition. |