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Above, don Quixote's imagined scenes (dragons, enchanters, ladies, errant knights fighting against enemies...).
Well-drawn and lithographed illustration; don Quixote's portrait (almost Chinese) is quite peculiar.
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| Image | 1862-Paris-Louis-Janet-01-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Albert |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | Unknown |
| Title Caption | Notre gentilhomme se dèssècha le cerveau, et sa ttête ne fut plus qu'un magasin de combats, de dèfis, et de mille autres sottises. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Lithography |
| Color | Printed in black on sepia background with reserves in white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f. title page |
| Image Dimension | 176 x 136 |
| Page Dimension | 268 x 177 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote reading chivalry books at his alibrary; arms and books around him.
Above, don Quixote's imagined scenes (dragons, enchanters, ladies, errant knights fighting against enemies...). Well-drawn and lithographed illustration; don Quixote's portrait (almost Chinese) is quite peculiar. |
| Notes | 1 - Placed as frontispiece. |