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| Image | 1757-Francfort-Bassompierre-04-012 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Johann Michael Eben |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote released of his madness by Wisdom |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 74 |
| Subject | |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 429 |
| Image Dimension | 115 x 68 |
| Page Dimension | 153 x 95 |
| Commentary | Allegorical scene.
In a room, don Quixote, asleep, is protected by Wisdom (as Athena among shining clouds); his arms and barber basin remain abandoned. On the right, Sancho, awake, is captivated by Folly (with a jester scepter among dark clouds), who shows him a crown and a castle (the promised government of the island). Acceptable engraving, but not remarkable. |
| Notes | 1 - Copied after Demeuse's engraving (Francfort: Bassompierre, 1750) after Charles-Antoine Coypel's design (first appeared in Paris: Surugue, c. 1728-30; also copied for La Haye: P. Gosse & A. Moetjens, 1744 and later editions). |