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| Image | 1780-Leipzig-Fritsch-03-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Daniel-Nicolas Chodowiecki |
| Engraver | Daniel Berger |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and the cart of actors |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 11 |
| Subject |
11.1 Adventure of the cart of actors; “cortes de la muerte” |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 155 |
| Image Dimension | 124 x 70 |
| Page Dimension | 161 x 95 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene since Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657).
Chodowiecki uses almost the same composition, but with great realism. In the foreground, the cart with the actors (Devil, Cupid, Angel, Death, Emperor, Soldier and Queen); on the right, the "bojiganga" with his three inflated bladders riding Sancho's stolen donkey. In the background, Sancho helps don Quixote, fallen with Rocinante. Drawing and engraving are excellent (see Cupid, Death, "bojiganga"...). |
| Notes | 1 - Plate IX. Dated in 1779. |