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| Image | 1774London-02-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Samuel Wale |
| Engraver | Rennoldson |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote wash'd & lather'd |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 32 |
| Subject |
32.3 Washing of beards episode |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 167 |
| Image Dimension | 178 x 110 |
| Page Dimension | 211 x 125 |
| Commentary | Well-known episode. Don Quixote remains with his beard soaped while one maiden looks for more water; the Duke and the Duchess observe him laughing.
Simple composition, as a theatrical performance (all the characters in the foreground). Clumsy drawing (see faces) and deficient engraving. |
| Notes | Accompanied by the poem:
"The merry Damsels lather well the Knight; Then leave him Soaking in a woeful plight, And while the tingling Soap his Vission hides, the Duke and Dutchess almost split their sides". |