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| Image | 1765-London-01-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Francis Hayman |
| Engraver | G. V. Neist |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Night adventure with Maritornes |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 16 |
| Subject |
16.2 Episode of Maritornes |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 138 |
| Image Dimension | 131 x 76 |
| Page Dimension | 160 x 95 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, lighted by the innkeeper's candle, Sancho fighting with Maritornes and the muleteer.
In the background, don Quixote lies half dead. Conventional composition and well-known scene, but Hayman's realism makes it unique. Good engraving. |
| Notes | 1 – Copy in reduced format after Müller’s plate with Hayman’s design for London: Millar, 1755.
2 – Same plate first engraved for London: T. Osborne, 1761 (2nd edition of T. Smollet’s translation). |