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In the background, the soldiers running away.
Good drawing; remarkable variety of gestures and figures for the galley slaves; notice that one of them is already picking up a pebble to stone don Quixote.
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| Image | 1901-Altrincham-Sherratt-01-016 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Walter Crane |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | DON QUIXOTE FREES THE GALLEY SLAVES |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 22 |
| Subject |
22.4 Liberation of galeotes |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 98 |
| Image Dimension | 100 x 108 |
| Page Dimension | 220 x 145 |
| Commentary | After releasing a group of galley slaves (and Ginés de Pasamonte), don Quixote orders them to go to El Toboso to prostrate before Dulcinea; Sancho observes the scene.
In the background, the soldiers running away. Good drawing; remarkable variety of gestures and figures for the galley slaves; notice that one of them is already picking up a pebble to stone don Quixote. |
| Notes | 1 - Same illustration first published in London: Blackie and Son, 1900; now reproduced with less quality. |