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Image | 1757-Francfort-Bassompierre-04-004 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
Engraver | Johann Michael Eben |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Countess Trifaldi and the dueñas showing their beards |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 39 |
Subject |
39.2 The “dueñas” showing their beards |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | IV |
Page Number | f.p. 54 |
Image Dimension | 115 x 69 |
Page Dimension | 153 x 95 |
Commentary | In a French court garden, countess Trifaldi shows her beard to don Quixote, amazing him and Sancho.
The composition is created with gestures and looks: the Duchess orders two maidens to be quiet; the Duke laughs; Sancho's surprised; don Quixote's astonished. On the left, Trifaldín; he should hold a scimitar, not a mace. Acceptable drawing, but not remarkable. |
Notes | 1 - Copied after Demeuse's engraving (Francfort: Bassompierre, 1750) after Charles-Antoine Coypel's design (first appeared in Paris: Surugue, 1724; also copied for La Haye: P. Gosse & A. Moetjens, 1744 and later editions). |