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| Image | 1765-London-04-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Francis Hayman |
| Engraver | G. V. Neist |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and Sancho with the enchanted head |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 62 |
| Subject |
62.4 Episode of the enchanted head |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 229 |
| Image Dimension | 131 x 76 |
| Page Dimension | 160 x 95 |
| Commentary | After hearing the answer of the enchanted head, Sancho gets angry and don Quixote shouts him: "Bestia [...], ¿qué quieres que te responda?" (62:2).
Sancho's gesture has been exaggerated. Don Antonio, his wife and friends observe the scene. Scene resolved with great austerity. The enchanted head as a Roman bust (accurate to Cervantes' text). Excellent drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 – Copy in reduced format after Grignion’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). |