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Just one maiden accompanies the Duchess; in other illustrations, her retinue is larger.
Acceptable engraving.
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| Image | 1757-Francfort-Bassompierre-03-009 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Johann Michael Eben |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and Sancho meet the Duchess |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 30 |
| Subject |
30.1 DQ and SP meet the Duchess |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 358 |
| Image Dimension | 115 x 70 |
| Page Dimension | 153 x 95 |
| Commentary | Sancho, pointing to don Quixote, introduces him to the Duchess, who rides a white horse and holds a goshawk (accurate to Cervantes' text).
Just one maiden accompanies the Duchess; in other illustrations, her retinue is larger. Acceptable engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Copied after Demeuse's engraving (Francfort: Bassompierre, 1750) after Charles-Antoine Coypel's design (first appeared in Paris: Surugue, 1723; also copied for La Haye: P. Gosse & A. Moetjens, 1744 and later editions). |