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The Duke and the Duchess observe the scene.
Superb mannerist architecture.
Drawing and engraving are acceptable; small figures, but with well-resolved gestures.
2 - In Cushing's copy, tomes III and IV are bound together (volume II).
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| Image | 1776-1777-Copenhaguen-Forlag-03-042 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Nicolas Cochin fils (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unsigned (Johan-Jakob-Georg Haas?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Kom hid og toe mig med, men pas paa, at der ikke mangler vand |
| 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 | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 292 |
| Image Dimension | 125 x 88 |
| Page Dimension | 188 x 120 |
| Commentary | Duchess´ maidens soap don Quixote's beard, who remains in this way waiting for another maiden bringing more water; on the right, one maiden laughs because of the deceit.
The Duke and the Duchess observe the scene. Superb mannerist architecture. Drawing and engraving are acceptable; small figures, but with well-resolved gestures. |
| Notes | 1 - Copy of Cochin's illustration (Paris: Dupuis, c. 1733-45) through Tanjé's copy (La Haye: Hondt, 1746). Both 1746 and 1777 copies with the same vertical format, but their compositions are turned.
2 - In Cushing's copy, tomes III and IV are bound together (volume II). |