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Image | 1781-Lyon-Amable-01-012 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
Engraver | Augustin de Saint-Aubin (?) |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Sancho discovers the robbery of his donkey |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 23 |
Subject |
23.2 SP’s donkey is stolen |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f.p. 4 |
Image Dimension | 115 x 74 |
Page Dimension | 168 x 100 |
Commentary | In the foreground, Sancho wakes up and discovers that Ginés de Pasamonte has stolen his donkey; Don Quixote observes him with astonishment.
In the background, Ginés de Pasamonte running away with the donkey, although in Cervantes' text it is said: "y antes que amaneciese se halló bien lejos de poder ser hallado" (23:1). The complete description of this scene (the saddle on four stakes) appears in chapter 4:2. Quite acceptable and neat engraving. |
Notes | 1 - Plate nº 4.
2 - Copied after Coypel's designs appeared in La Haye: Gosse & Moetjens, 1744 (and later editions). 3 - Unsigned. |