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| Image | 1762-Barcelona-Jolis-01-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Diego de Obregón (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote fighting against the Basque and windmills |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) 8.3 Episode with friars of St. Benedict 8.4 Adventure with the Basque |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Woodcut |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 65 |
| Image Dimension | 61 x 78 |
| Page Dimension | 146 x 103 |
| Commentary | Three different scenes (archaic):
In the background: don Quixote attacking the windmills and Sancho trying to stop him. In the middle ground, Sancho is beaten by the friars' servants. In the foreground, don Quixote fighting against the Basque; also the carriage with Basque ladies. Drawing and engraving are clumsy and simple. |
| Notes | 1 – Same wooden block first cut for Barcelona: Juan Jolis, 1755, copied after Madrid: Antonio Sanz, 1735, badly copied after Diego de Obregón’s illustration (Madrid: Andrés García de la Iglesia, 1674). |