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Image | 1780-Madrid-Ibarra-03-006 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Antonio Carnicero |
Engraver | JoaquĆn Ballester |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote and the lion |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 17 |
Subject |
17.2 Adventure of the lion |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | III |
Page Number | f.p. 142 |
Image Dimension | 208 x 142 |
Page Dimension | 292 x 212 |
Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote standing up before the cart ready to fight with the lion; the lionkeeper on the cart has just opened the cage.
In the background, Sancho Panza, don Diego de Miranda and the carter running away. Well-known scene since Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657), whose composition has been almost copied. Cold engraving. Illustration without originality. |
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