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| Image | 1822-Paris-Mequignon-01-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Robert Smirke |
| Engraver | James Fittler |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | THE CAPTURE OF MAMBRINO'S HELMET |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.3 Adventure of the helmet of Mambrino |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f. illustrated frontispiece |
| Image Dimension | 112 x 96 |
| Page Dimension | 207 x 127 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, proud, raises Mambrino's helmet (a barber basin), while Sancho observes him smiling.
Well-known scene since Coypel (Paris: Surugue, after 1728). Smirke has not included the traditional image of the barber fleeing away in the background. Don Quixote and Sancho's figures are excellent, perfect portraits; masterly shading. |
| Notes | 1 - Extra-illustration taken from set by Smirke for London: Cadell & Davies, 1818 and included in this unique copy (not in the edition).
2 - Placed as first frontispiece. |