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1781London-Salisbury-i-01-004 |
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Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after)
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Gerard van der Gucht (?)
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The pretended Princess of Micomicon petitions Don Quixote to restore her to her Kingdom |
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Part I, Madrid 1605
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Chapter 29 |
29.3 Dorotea kneels before DQ
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Chapter illustration
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Burin engraving
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Black and white |
I |
f.p. 273 |
271 x 285 |
303 x 291 |
The scene is resolved with the basic composition.
Micomicona (Dorotea) falls on her knees before don Quixote and he tries to stand her up.
The barber, disguised with a beard (ox tail), laughs, while Sancho holds the basin.
Behind the trees, the priest and Cardenio are hidden.
Well-detailed engraving (see Micomicona's dress, trees, cascade...); drawing and engraving are excellent. |
1 - Wrongly-placed in chapter 28:1; it belongs to 29:1.
2 - From set "Sold by G. Vander Gucht in Queen Street Bloomsbury" (London, c. 1725 or later); numbered as plate 6.
3 - Copy engraved by Gerard van der Gucht? after Coypel's illustration (Paris: Surugue, c. 1724); the composition has been turned in comparison with Coypel's, but they both have the same large horizontal format. |