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Image | 1995-London-Folio-01-005 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Quentin Blake |
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Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote and the squeezed curds |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 17 |
Subject |
17.1 The cheese in DQ’s helmet |
Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
Technique |
Offset |
Color | In color |
Volume | I |
Page Number | XV |
Image Dimension | 50 x 55 |
Page Dimension | 245 x 155 |
Commentary | Don Quixote, getting ready to confront a lion, places Mambrino's helmet on his head squeezing the curds that Sancho had placed into it.
Illustration resolved with Quentin Blake's original drawing style; figure as a quick and expressive sketch. |
Notes | 1 - Headpiece illustrating Robin Chapman's introduction. |