Small figures; engraving of short lines; good effect.
"Unlucky Sancho in a talking fit,
Now lets his Tongue run faster than his wit;
Denies Dulcinea merits Beauty's Crown,
For which his Master fairly knocks him down".
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| Image | 1774London-01-009 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Samuel Wale |
| Engraver | Thomas Ryder I |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote knocking down Sancho |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 30 |
| Subject |
30.3 DQ punishes SP |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 239 |
| Image Dimension | 180 x 108 |
| Page Dimension | 211 x 125 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote beats Sancho with his lance because the squire asks the knight to marry Micomicona. Dorotea, the priest and the barber try to stop don Quixote. Simple composition; all the characters in the foreground, moving from right to left (to Sancho).
Small figures; engraving of short lines; good effect. |
| Notes | Accompanied by the poem:
"Unlucky Sancho in a talking fit, Now lets his Tongue run faster than his wit; Denies Dulcinea merits Beauty's Crown, For which his Master fairly knocks him down". |