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Image | 1909-RioDeJaneiro-Bibliotheca-01-005-p |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | William Kent |
Engraver | George Vertue (process reproduction) |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | RETRATO DE CERVANTES DE SAAVEDRA POR EL MISMO. |
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Illustration Type |
Portrait |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f.p. 56 |
Image Dimension | 142 x 94 |
Page Dimension | 272 x 180 |
Commentary | Cervantes' portrait as a writer (holding a quill, at his library...) and as a soldier (helmet and sword on the wall).
In the background, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza represented in an ambiguous way. Are they real? (in a window) or fictitious? (in a painting). |
Notes | 1 - Facsimile reproduction after London: Tonson, 1738.
2 - Reproduced by Vieira. |