Image	1774London-01-001
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Samuel Wale
	Engraver	Rennoldson
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	FRONTISPIECE
	Title Supplied	Satire and Truth defeat Madness
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	02. Frontispiece
	Subject	02.3 Allegorical/symbolic representations
	Illustration Type	Frontispiece
	Technique	Burin engraving
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	f. title page
	Image Dimension	175 x 108
	Page Dimension	211 x 125
	Commentary	On the bottom half: Satirical Poetry as a naked man (Faun or Sylvan god) holding a thyrsus (here as an arrow with vine leaves; symbol of eternity and fertility) and a scroll with the inscription "IRRIDENS CUSPIDE FIGO" (Mocking I drive my gibe). Next to him, Truth as a naked woman holding a palm branch (victory and fortitude of mind) and a shield with a book and the sun (holy scriptures contain the most infallible truths). Under her foot, an sphere or globe (Truth despises all worldly considerations that deviate from the principles of purity and integrity). On the top half, with a tower and a dragon (Gothic Chivalry novels), a knight (don Quixote himself) falls down defeated. Drawing and engraving are not very good, but the frontispiece, as a whole, is remarkable because of its symbolism.
	Notes	Accompanied by the poem: "When Whims and Madness had possess'd each Knight, Who fancy'd he was only born to fight, This well tim'd Satire with plain Truth combin'd, At once gave Pleasure and Reform'd the Mind". Samuel Wale (London, 1721 – London, 1786): History painter, illustrator, decorator and designer. First instructed with a silversmith, Wale continued his learning at Saint Martin’s Lane Academy as Francis Hayman’s disciple. Wale followed Hayman’s style. He worked principally as an illustrator and as a designer (he collaborated in the designs for Saint Paul). Wale was a founding member of the Royal Academy and also its first pensioner. Between 1760 and 1778 he exhibited at the Society of Artist and at the Royal Academy (Benezit X, 610). Rennoldson or Renoldson (worked in London c. 1760): burin engraver. He also used the black way. Rennoldson engraved designs by Wale, as the “Portrait of King William II”. He worked for the publisher Alexander Hogg (Benezit VIII, 690). See Cesare Ripa's "Iconologia".