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Image | 1933-Paris-Flammarion-01-066 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Pierre Noury |
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Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote combating giants |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 74 |
Subject |
74.3 DQ dies as Alonso Quijano |
Illustration Type |
Tailpiece |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 126 |
Image Dimension | 40 x 102 |
Page Dimension | 250 x 173 |
Commentary | Don Quixote mounted on Rocinante and combating three giants among clouds.
Illustration relative to the epitaph written by Sansón Carrasco as it appears in this French translation: "Ce fier épouvantail avait tant de courage / Qu'à lui les gros géants n'étaient que des moineaux" (these verses don't appear in Cervantes' original text). Comical caricature/sketching style. |
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