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| Image | 1782-Madrid-Martin-04-001-a |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery / Diego de Obregón (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and Sancho with Roland and Amadis |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | 01. Title page |
| Subject |
01.1 Title page engraving |
| Illustration Type |
Title page |
| Technique |
Woodcut |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | Prev. to typog. title page |
| Image Dimension | 56 x 80 |
| Page Dimension | 153 x 103 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote mounted on Rocinante and Sancho embracing his donkey.
On the left, Amadís; on the right, Rolando; both as Roman sculptures on pedestals. Between them, Dulcinea's portrait in a medallion. Very poor drawing and rough engraving; deficient inking/printing; worn block. |
| Notes | 1 - Savery's well-known I frontis for Dordrecht: Savery, 1657.
2 – Same wooden block first used for Madrid: Manuel Martín, 1765 (copied after Madrid: Juan de San Martín, 1741). 3 – Copied after Diego de Obregón’s frontis for Madrid: A. García de la Iglesia, 1674 (as copied for Madrid: Antonio Sanz, 1735). 4 - Also used for "TOMO I". |