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Image | 1738-Lyon-Rigollet-03-006 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after ) |
Engraver | Prudent Bizot |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote's adventure with a lion |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 17 |
Subject |
17.2 Adventure of the lion |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | III |
Page Number | f.p. 213 |
Image Dimension | 125 x 70 |
Page Dimension | 161 x 93 |
Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote is prepared to fight with a lion while the lionkeeper opens the gate of the cage.
Sancho and don Diego de Miranda (or the carter) have been represented twice; in the foreground, what isn't accurate to Cervantes' text, and in the background, as they are represented traditionally. Drawing and engraving are quite simple and poor, without naturalism. |
Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for Lyon: Thomas Amaulry, 1711.
2 – Turned and modified copy after Savery's illustration for Dordrecht: Savery, 1657 (also in Brussels: Mommarte, 1662 and Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-73); Bizot's changes after the original illustration have made the new illustration quite less accurate. |