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Etching (acquaforte)
In the background, Sancho and the carter (or don Diego de Miranda) running away.
Well-known scene.
Good drawing and engraving; detailed foreground figures.
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| Image | 1835-Paris-Didot-02-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Louis Choquet |
| Engraver | Johann Baptist Pfitzer |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Il ouvre en plein la cage du Lion, et découvre son énorme taille. |
| Title Supplied | |
| 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. 317 |
| Image Dimension | 116 x 80 |
| Page Dimension | 192 x 123 |
| Commentary | The lion keeper opens the cage of the lion, leaving don Quixote before it ready to fight against the animal.
In the background, Sancho and the carter (or don Diego de Miranda) running away. Well-known scene. Good drawing and engraving; detailed foreground figures. |
| Notes | 1 - This illustration was done first for the Paris: Briand, 1824 edition. |